the reef biota at Wilsons promontory marine national - Parks Victoria
the reef biota at Wilsons promontory marine national - Parks Victoria
the reef biota at Wilsons promontory marine national - Parks Victoria
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<strong>Parks</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Technical Series #74SRMP <strong>Wilsons</strong> Promontory MNPTable 2.1 (continued). Physical descriptions of sites <strong>at</strong> <strong>Wilsons</strong> Promontory: (A) aspect; (Exp)exposure ranking; and (CI) complexity index. The exposure and <strong>reef</strong> complexity indices follow thoseused by Edgar (1981; see Table footnotes). Legend: (RZ) Reference zone; (MNP) Marine N<strong>at</strong>ionalPark.Site A (°T) Exp CI † DepthSubstr<strong>at</strong>um Description(m)27 North Horn Pt 20 6 2.5 10 Mostly boulder field 0.5-2 m, some slab <strong>reef</strong>.28 The H<strong>at</strong> 90 6 2 10 Boulder field 1-2 m.* Exp = Exposure Index:1 maximal3 submaximal5 moder<strong>at</strong>e7 sheltered open coast9 sheltered bays† CI = Complexity Index1 fl<strong>at</strong> rock substr<strong>at</strong>um with low relief, brokenoccasionally by crevices and ledges2 boulders or bedrock of moder<strong>at</strong>e relief (0.5 m),ledges and crevices common3 moder<strong>at</strong>ely high relief (1-2 m) substr<strong>at</strong>um withledges and crevices common4 highly structured, high relief (> 2 m) with highinterstitial volumeFigure 2.2. School of butterfly perch Caesioperca lepidoptera <strong>at</strong> East Landing, <strong>Wilsons</strong> Promontory.15
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