Monitoring the sea change: Preliminary assessment of the conservation value of nearshore reefs, and existing impacts, in a high-growth, coastal region of subtropical eastern Australia

In northern NSW, Australia, coastal populations are forecast to increase dramatically over the next 25years (the “sea change”). However, management of the effects of development on marine communities is hampered by the lack of data on key habitats. Consequently, we developed a protocol to assess the...

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Published in:	Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 525 - 534
Main Authors:	Smith, Stephen D.A., Rule, Michael J., Harrison, Matthew, Dalton, Steven J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2008 Elsevier
Subjects:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Australia Biological and medical sciences Conservation of Natural Resources Ecosystem Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environmental Monitoring - methods Fish Fishes Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geography Human impact Humans Invertebrates Marine and brackish environment Marine Biology Marine debris Mollusca Mollusca - drug effects Mollusca - growth & development Molluscs Population Density Risk Assessment Sampling protocol Seawater Shallow reef Thoracica - drug effects Thoracica - growth & development Australia ISEW, Australia, Northern Terr PSE, Australia Human impact Sampling protocol Fish Molluscs Marine debris Shallow reef Human Growth Conservation Coastal zone Marine environment Aquatic environment Vertebrata Reef Surveillance Pisces Water pollution Invertebrata Debris Sampling Mollusca
ISSN:	0025-326X, 1879-3363
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