Shoalwater Bay Fringing Reef Resource Assessment

A M Ayling and A L Ayling
Sea Research

R Berkelmans
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

May 1998

1. COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 81.76KB]
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 62.37KB]
3. SUMMARY [Adobe Acrobat Format 152.14KB]
4. INTRODUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 64.00KB]
5. METHODS [Adobe Acrobat Format 371.37KB]
   • Study Reefs
   • Site Selection
   • Benthic Cover Surveys
   • Species Diversity and Size Frequencies
   • Other Criteria
   • Done Biodiversity Value
   • Done Bioconstruction Value
6. RESULTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 765.74KB]
   • Physical Characteristics of the Reefs
   • Cover of Benthic Organisms
   • Biodiversity
   • Bioconstruction
   • Rating of Overall Reef Value
7. DISCUSSION [Adobe Acrobat Format 428.09KB]
   • Implications for Management
8. REFERENCES [Adobe Acrobat Format 65.89KB]
9. APPENDICES [Adobe Acrobat Format 10381.67KB]
   • Appendix 1. Summary of abundance of benthic organisms from the survey reefs
   • Appendix 2. Shoalwater Bay fringing reef hard coral species list
   • Appendix 3. Colour scenes from the Shoalwater Bay fringing reefs

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