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Linking habitat and biotic patterns improves spatial management in a marine park
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 12:41 authored by Malcolm, HA, Jordan, A, Schulz, AL, Smith, SDA, P Davies, Ingleton, T, Foulsham, E, Linklater, M, Ferrari, R, Nicole HillNicole Hill, Vanessa LucieerVanessa LucieerThe Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP) in northern New South Wales, Australia, covers ~720 km2 of estuarine and continental shelf areas that include rocky reef and unconsolidated habitats up to 17 km from the mainland coast to a maximum depth of 75 m. When established in 1991, there was very limited knowledge of habitats and habitat-biotic relationships in the SIMP, which constrained effective conservation planning. Subsequent mapping of sub-tidal habitats involved aerial photography and single beam sounder surveys, which then facilitated placement of broad-scale diver surveys of fishes, as key surrogate taxa on shallow reefs (<25 m).
History
Publication title
GeoHab (Maine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping)Editors
Daniel Ierodiaconou and Scott NicholPagination
66Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Deakin UniversityPlace of publication
AustraliaEvent title
Geohab 2014Event Venue
Lorne, AustraliaDate of Event (Start Date)
2014-05-05Date of Event (End Date)
2014-05-09Repository Status
- Restricted