The development of urchin barrens in seagrass meadows at Luscombe Bay, Western Australia from 1985 to 2004

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-53

  Langdon, Mark W ^a   Paling, Eric I ^a,b   Van Keulen, Mike ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heliocidaris erythrogramma; Herbivory; Restoration; Sea urchins; Seagrass meadow

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECHINODERM; EUTROPHICATION; GIS; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERBIVORE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

AUSTRALIA; COCKBURN SOUND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ECHINOIDEA; HELIOCIDARIS ERYTHROGRAMMA; POSIDONIA;

EID: 84858304884     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC110048     Document Type: Article

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