Performance of remote acoustic receivers within a coral reef habitat: Implications for array design

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 693-702

  Welsh, J Q ^a   Fox, R J ^a   Webber, D M ^b   Bellwood, D R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Vemco   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Coral reef; Detection efficiency; Detection range; Passive monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; BIOTELEMETRY; CORAL REEF; DIEL VARIATION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOVEMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; ORPHEUS ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALM ISLAND GROUP; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84865649522     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0892-1     Document Type: Article

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