How much sampling does it take to detect trends in coral-reef habitat using photoquadrat surveys?

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 820-837

  Molloy, P P ^a,d   Evanson, M ^a,e   Nellas, A C ^b   Rist, J L ^a,f   Marcus, J E ^a   Koldewey, H J ^c   Vincent, A C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Haribon Foundation Quezon City   (Philippines)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^e FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^f General Delivery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthos; Coastal; Fishing; Habitat management; Marine protected area; Recovery; Subtidal

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; FISHING; HABITAT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; SURFACE AREA; SURVEY; SURVEYING; TRANSECT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84888862356     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2372     Document Type: Article

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