Geophysical Variables as Predictors of Megabenthos Assemblages from the Northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia

The question as to whether geophysical data from habitats can be used to predict the occurrence of benthic biodiversity is becoming more important with the increase in the use of Marine Protected Areas as tools for marine conservation. To help answer this question and to better understand the relationship between sediment, geomorphology and benthos, a multibeam sonar survey was conducted over two areas in the northern Great Barrier Reef - Gulf of Papua region.

View this article in Geological Association of Canada Special Publication 47 pp. 247-263

随着海洋保护区（Marine Protected Areas）作为海洋保护工具的应用日益增多，利用栖息地地球物理数据（geophysical data）预测底栖生物多样性（benthic biodiversity）的分布情况这一问题的重要性与日俱增。为解答该问题并更好地厘清沉积物、地貌与底栖生物之间的关联，研究团队在大堡礁北部-巴布亚湾区域的两处海域开展了多波束声呐（multibeam sonar）勘测。
该文章刊载于《加拿大地质学会特刊（Geological Association of Canada Special Publication）》第47卷，第247至263页。