Standardising the assessment of Functional Integrity in benthic ecosystems

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-41

  de Juan, Silvia ^a   Hewitt, Judi ^a   Thrush, Simon ^a,b   Freeman, Debbie ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Ecosystem integrity; Functional components; Functional diversity; Habitat complexity; Video survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930272733     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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