The influence of geomorphology and sedimentary processes on benthic habitat distribution and littoral sediment dynamics: Geraldton, Western Australia

Marine Geology

Volumn 359, Issue , 2015, Pages 148-162

  Tecchiato, Sira ^a   Collins, Lindsay ^a   Parnum, Iain ^a   Stevens, Alexandra ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic habitat mapping; Coastal geomorphology; Cool water carbonates; Geraldton; Multibeam backscatter; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; BACKSCATTERING; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BENTHIC HABITATS; COOL-WATER CARBONATES; GERALDTON; MULTIBEAM BACKSCATTERS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ACOUSTIC DATA; BENTHOS; CARBONATE; COOL WATER; ECHO SOUNDER; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; SEAFLOOR; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA; GERALDTON SANDPLAINS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84919898244     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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