Comparison of baited remote underwater video (BRUV) and underwater visual census (UVC) for assessment of artificial reefs in estuaries

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 416-417, Issue , 2012, Pages 243-253

  Lowry, Michael ^a   Folpp, Heath ^a,b   Gregson, Marcus ^a   Suthers, Iain ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Baited underwater video; Survey bias; Visual census

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL REEF; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; MONITORING; NICHE; PERCIFORM; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHOPAGRUS AUSTRALIS; CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; PELATES SEXLINEATUS; RHABDOSARGUS SARBA;

EID: 84860490343     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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