A comparison of the impact of 'seagrass-friendly' boat mooring systems on Posidonia australis

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-62

  Demers, Marie Claire A ^a   Davis, Andrew R ^a   Knott, Nathan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government Marine Parks Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

'Seagrass friendly' moorings; Boat mooring system; Disturbance; Environmental impact; Mechanical damage; Posidonia australis; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; MECHANICAL DAMAGES; MOORING SYSTEM; POSIDONIA; SEAGRASSES;

BOATS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SCREWS; SEAWEED; STORMS;

MOORING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MOORING SYSTEM; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOAT MOORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEAGRASS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ALISMATIDAE; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; SHIPS;

AUSTRALIA; JERVIS BAY;

POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84871777840     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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