parks victoria technical series marine natural values study vol 2 ...
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Parks Victoria Technical Series No. 79<br />
Flinders and Twofold Shelf Bioregions Marine Natural Values Study<br />
Reef<br />
Subtidal reefs and the assemblages associated with them are strongly influenced by the<br />
position of the reef, its orientation, slope, depth, exposure and topography (Connell 2007).<br />
These physical parameters influence key physical processes such as light, water flow and<br />
sedimentation, and biological processes such as foraging and recruitment (Connell 2007).<br />
Biotic assemblages of algae and sessile invertebrates can form habitat and food sources for<br />
invertebrates and fish. Shallow (