Biogeography, community structure and biological habitat types of subtidal reefs on the South Island West Coast, New Zealand / Nick T. Shears
- Bib ID:
- 4367374
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- Shears, Nick T
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- Description:
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- Wellington, N.Z. : Science & Technical Pub. Dept. of Conservation, c2007
- 53 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780478143546
- 0478143540
- Invalid ISBN:
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- 9780478143553
- 0478143559
- Series:
- Science for conservation, 1173-2946 ; 281.
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Abstract 5
- 1. Introduction 6
- 2. Methods 7
- 2.1 Sampling location 7
- 2.2 Sampling procedure 9
- 2.3 Environmental variables 10
- 2.4 Habitat classification 10
- 2.5 Community analysis 11
- 2.6 Biogeographic classification 12
- 3. Results 13
- 3.1 Habitat classification 13
- 3.2 Habitat distributions and reef profiles 16
- 3.2.1 South Westland 16
- 3.2.2 Buller 18
- 3.3 Benthic community structure 18
- 3.4 Macroalgal assemblages 24
- 3.5 Mobile macroinvertebrate assemblages 30
- 3.6 Biogeographic analysis 31
- 4. Discussion 35
- 4.1 Habitat classification 35
- 4.2 Floral and faunal characteristics of SIWC subtidal reefs 37
- 4.3 Community structure and processes 39
- 4.4 Biogeography of the SIWC 41
- 5. Summary and conclusions 42
- 6. Acknowledgements 43
- 7. References 44
- Appendix 1
- Mean abundance and cover of key components of SIWC subtidal reef
- habitat types 47
- Appendix 2
- Macroalgal taxa 51.
- Notes:
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- http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=39157.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-46)
- Also issued electronically via World Wide Web in PDF format.
- Subject:
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- Biogeography -- New Zealand -- West Coast
- Biogeography -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Reef ecology -- New Zealand -- West Coast
- Reef ecology -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Biotic communities -- New Zealand -- West Coast
- Biotic communities -- New Zealand -- South Island
- Reef organisms -- Habitat -- New Zealand -- West Coast -- Classification
- Reef organisms -- Habitat -- New Zealand -- South Island -- Classification
- Aquatic habitats -- New Zealand -- West Coast -- Classification
- Aquatic habitats -- New Zealand -- South Island -- Classification
- BIOGEOGRAPHY
- ECOLOGY
- CLASSIFICATION
- COASTAL AREAS
- NEW ZEALAND
- Other authors/contributors:
- New Zealand. Department of Conservation
- Also Titled:
- West Coast subtidal reef communities
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