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Assessing variation in assemblages of large marine fauna off ocean beaches using drones

Brendan P. Kelaher A D , Andrew P. Colefax A C , Alejandro Tagliafico A , Melanie J. Bishop B , Anna Giles A and Paul A. Butcher A C
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A Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University, National Marine Science Centre, PO Box 4321, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia.

B Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia.

C NSW Department of Primary Industries, National Marine Science Centre, PO Box 4321, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia.

D Corresponding author. Email: brendan.kelaher@scu.edu.au

Marine and Freshwater Research 71(1) 68-77 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18375
Submitted: 5 October 2018  Accepted: 16 November 2018   Published: 22 January 2019



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