Characterising and Predicting Benthic Biodiversity for Conservation Planning in Deepwater Environments

Piers K. Dunstan; Franziska Althaus; Alan Williams; Nicholas J. Bax

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036558

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Characterising and Predicting Benthic Biodiversity for Conservation Planning in Deepwater Environments

Piers K. Dunstan ,

* E-mail: Piers.Dunstan@csiro.au

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Franziska Althaus,

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Alan Williams,

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Nicholas J. Bax

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Characterising and Predicting Benthic Biodiversity for Conservation Planning in Deepwater Environments

Piers K. Dunstan,
Franziska Althaus,
Alan Williams,
Nicholas J. Bax

Published: May 11, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036558

About the Authors

Piers K. Dunstan

* E-mail: Piers.Dunstan@csiro.au

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Franziska Althaus

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Alan Williams

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Nicholas J. Bax

Affiliation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PKD NJB AW FA. Performed the experiments: AW FA. Analyzed the data: PKD FA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PKD FA. Wrote the paper: PKD FA AW NJB.

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