Impacts of docks on seagrass and effects of management practices to ameliorate these impacts

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-60

  Gladstone, William ^a   Courtenay, Glenn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b coEco ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia, New South Wales, Lake Macquarie; Before After Control Impact (BACI); Coastal zone management; Environmental assessment; Environmental management; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOATING; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIELD SURVEY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOORING SYSTEM; REMEDIATION; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALIA; LAKE MACQUARIE; NEW SOUTH WALES;

RUMEX; ZOSTERA MUELLERI;

EID: 85027936135     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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