Biodiversity value of a geographically restricted soft coral species within a temperate estuary

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 838-849

  Poulos, Davina E ^a   Harasti, David ^b   Gallen, Christopher ^b   Booth, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Marine Parks Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological status; Estuary; Fish; Fishing; Habitat management; Invertebrates; Rare species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CENSUS; ESTUARY; FISHERY; FISHING; HABITAT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVERTEBRATE; JUVENILE; MARINE PARK; RARE SPECIES; SEAGRASS; SOFT CORAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPONGE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT STEPHENS;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; DENDRONEPHTHYA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; PORIFERA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84888856681     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2362     Document Type: Article

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