Long-term distribution patterns of mobile estuarine invertebrates (Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Crustacea: Decapoda) in relation to hydrological parameters

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 143, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 25-36

  Attrill, Martin J ^a   Thomas, R Myles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aurelia; Carcinus; Crangon; Eriocheir; Freshwater flow; Palaemon; Pleurobrachia; Power station; Salinity; Thames

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ESTUARINE ORGANISMS; ESTUARY; HYDROGRAPHY; INVERTEBRATES; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UK, ENGLAND, THAMES ESTUARY;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CNIDARIA; CRANGON CRANGON; CTENOPHORA; DECAPODA; ERIOCHEIR SINENSIS; PALAEMON LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 0030302549     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps143025     Document Type: Article

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