Evidence for spatial variability in estuarine food webs

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 31-47

  Deegan, Linda A ^a   Garritt, Robert H ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic; Estuarine food web; Fish; Higher trophic level; Invertebrate; Pelagic; Shellfish; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARINE FOOD WEB; FOOD WEB; FOOD WEBS; ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS, PLUM ISLAND SOUND;

POACEAE; SPARTINA;

EID: 0030620840     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps147031     Document Type: Article

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