SURVEY OF THE MARINE FAUNA OF THE MONTEBELLO ISLANDS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND CHRISTMAS ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN: SURVEY METHODS AND HABITAT NOTES

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Introduction: Stations were selected by exploratory snorkelling to ensure that they covered the range of underwater topography present and a representative range of habitats (Table 3). Fifteen stations were then intensively sampled to a depth of 20 m, fourteen using SCUBA (Figure 1). Rough transect profiles were made at each station and notes made from visual observations on bottom type, dominant fauna and estimates of live coral coverage (Table 4). Voucher specimens were collected and are lodged in the Western Australian Museum.

Author(s) P.F. Berry : Part 1
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SURVEY METHODS AND HABITAT NOTES

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