Science, biodiversity and Australian management of marine ecosystems

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 69, Issue , 2012, Pages 194-199

  Kenchington, Richard ^a   Hutchings, Pat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BENTHIC HABITATS; BIOLOGICAL HABITATS; CLASSIFICATION MODELS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DATA CHALLENGES; DATA COVERAGE; DEMERSAL FISH; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGICAL DATA; MARINE BIODIVERSITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; REGIONALISATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEABED MAPPING; UNITED NATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEMERSAL FISH; FOOD CHAIN; LAW OF THE SEA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; TOPOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84867050296     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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