Journal Article
Development of a biological condition assessment index for shallow, subtidal rocky reefs in Southern California, USA
Julia H. Coates; Kenneth Schiff; Raphael D. Mazor; Daniel J. Pondella; Rebecca Schaffner; Elizabeth Whiteman
Marine Ecology · Vol. 39, Issue S1 · 2018
Abstract
Quantitative biological assessment indices overcome many of the challenges faced when trying to convey the status or trends of complex biological communities with large natural variability, particularly when attempting to evaluate the impacts from human influences. In this paper, we developed a biological condition index for shallow (