Marine habitat mapping in support of Marine Protected Area management in a subarctic fjord: Gilbert Bay, Labrador, Canada

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-237

  Copeland, Alison ^a   Edinger, Evan ^b   Devillers, Rodolphe ^b   Bell, Trevor ^b   LeBlanc, Philippe ^b   Wroblewski, Joe ^c  

^a Government of Bermuda ^*  (Bermuda)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Atlantic cod; Beta diversity; Fjord; GIS; Iceland scallop; Marine habitat mapping; Marine protected area; Multibeam

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CORALLINE ALGA; FJORD; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; JUVENILE; MAPPING; MARINE PARK; MULTIBEAM SONAR; SPAWNING; SUBSTRATE;

CANADA; GILBERT BAY; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

ALGAE; CHLAMYS ISLANDICA; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84878105970     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-011-0172-1     Document Type: Article

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