Predictive mapping of soft-bottom benthic biodiversity using a surrogacy approach

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 409-424

  Huang, Zhi ^a   McArthur, Matthew ^a   Przeslawski, Rachel ^a   Siwabessy, Justy ^a   Nichol, Scott ^a   Brooke, Brendan ^a  

^a Geoscience Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnarvon shelf; infauna; surrogates; Western Australia.

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MAPPING; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURROGATE METHOD;

EID: 84899686667     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF13104     Document Type: Article

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