| Code: | PRFJ0000005 |
| Title: | Methods for monitoring habitat and abundance of Northern Australian mud crab Scylla serrata |
| Institution: | Northern Territory Fisheries |
| Address: | NT Fisheri, P.O.Box 3000, Darwin, Australia 0801 |
| Coordinator: | Hay, Tracy |
| Address: | Northern Territory Fisheries, P.O.Box 3000, Darwin, Australia 0801 |
| Date-commence: | Jan 2001 |
| Duration: | 3 years |
| Locations: | Nothern Territory and Queensland |
| Sponsors: | Fisheries Research and Development Corporation |
| Collabs: | Queensland Department of Primary Industries |
| Objectives: | Map critical mud crab habitat (mangroves, saltmarsh, and mud flats) in NT and Qld using remote sensing techniques. Estimate relative abundance of mud crabs using mark-recapture and depletion techniques |
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Biology
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Ecological processes
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Behaviour
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Growth rates
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Fauna
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Behaviour
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Crustaceans
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Research methods
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Geography
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GIS
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Remote sensing
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Geography
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Country
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Australia
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Regions
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West Pacific
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