Habitat linkages: The effect of intertidal saltmarshes and adjacent subtidal habitats on abundance, movement, and growth of an estuarine fish

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-230

  Irlandi, E A ^a,b   Crawford, M K ^a,c  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat heterogeneity; Lagodon rhomboides; Landscape ecology; Saltmarsh; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LINKAGE; PINFISH; SALTMARSH; SUBTIDAL HABITAT;

LAGODON RHOMBOIDES;

EID: 0030618245     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050154     Document Type: Article

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