Application of baited remote underwater video surveys to quantify spatial distribution of elasmobranchs at an ecosystem scale

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 448, Issue , 2013, Pages 281-288

  White, J ^a   Simpfendorfer, C A ^a   Tobin, A J ^a   Heupel, M R ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

BRUVS; Conservation; Shark like batoids; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT TYPE; MARINE PARK; RARE SPECIES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SHARK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNDERWATER CAMERA; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84883168519     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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