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Ferns, L.W. (ed) (1999). Environmental Inventory of Victoria’s Marine Ecosystems – Stage 4 (Part 1): Physical classification of soft benthic habitats of the open coast. Parks, Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, East Melbourne, Australia.
PDF Icon Stage 4 (Part 1) (PDF - 1.3 Mb)

Ferns, L.W. & Hough, D. (eds) (2000). Environmental Inventory of Victoria’s Marine Ecosystems – Stage 3 (2nd Edition): Understanding biodiversity representativeness of Victoria’s rocky reefs. Parks, Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, East Melbourne, Australia.
Cover & Introduction
PDF Icon Stage 3 (2nd Edition) (PDF - 120 Kb)
Chapter 1 - Synthesis of Stage 3. Describing marine biodiversity through mapping and quantitative analysis of biological data: A classification system for Victoria's intertidal and sub-tidal marine waters.
PDF Icon Chapter 1 (PDF - 306 Kb)
Chapter 2 - Mapping of Victoria's nearshore marine benthic environment.
PDF Icon Chapter 2 (PDF - 630 Kb)
Chapter 3 - Patterns of temperate marine species diversity at the continental scale.
PDF Icon Chapter 3 (PDF - 229 Kb)
Chapter 4 - Association between biological communities and physical variables on Victorian rocky reefs.
PDF Icon Chapter 4 (PDF - 180 Kb)
Chapter 5 - Habitats as surrogates for fauna and foral assemblages associated with rocky reefs along the Victorian coast.
PDF Icon Chapter 5 (PDF - 198 Kb)
Chapter 6 - Marine biogeography of Central Victoria and Flinders bioregions - A preliminary analysis of reef flora and fauna.
PDF Icon Chapter 6 (PDF - 364 Kb)
Stage 3 Maps - for entire nearshore waters of Victoria showing major substratum types (reef and sand) and reef geology
Discovery bay to Portland Bay
PDF Icon Maps 01 to 05 (PDF - 1.2 Mb)
Codrington to Bay of Islands
PDF Icon Maps 06 to 10 (PDF - 1.2 Mb)
Port Campbell to Cape Patton
PDF Icon Maps 11 to 15 (PDF - 1.2 Mb)
Lorne to Rye Back Beach
PDF Icon Maps 16 to 20 (PDF - 1.5 Mb)
Cape Schanck to Venus Bay
PDF Icon Maps 21 to 25 (PDF - 1.5 Mb)
Cape Liptrap to South East Point
PDF Icon Maps 26 to 30 (PDF - 968 Kb)
Refuge Cove to Lakes Entrance
PDF Icon Maps 31 to 40 (PDF - 997 Kb)
Ewing Marsh to Gabo Island
PDF Icon Maps 41 to 48 (PDF - 1.1 Mb)

Ferns, L.W. & Hough, D. (eds) (2002). High Resolution Marine Habitat Mapping of the Bunurong Coast (Victoria) – Including the Bunurong Marine and Coastal Park. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, East Melbourne, Australia.
PDF Icon Bunurong Report (PDF - 1.4 Mb)



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