Infaunal biodiversity patterns from Carnarvon Shelf (Ningaloo Reef), Western Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 573-583

  Przeslawski, Rachel ^a   McArthur, Matthew A ^a   Anderson, Tara J ^a,b  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

conservation; marine protected area; north western Australia; sediment characteristics; trophic guild

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE PARK; RARE SPECIES; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84878592653     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12240     Document Type: Article

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