Benthos of adjacent mangrove, seagrass and non-vegetated habitats in Rookery Bay, Florida, U.S.A.

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-469

  Sheridan, P ^a  

^a NOAA Fisheries Service Galveston Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

benthos; estuaries; Florida; habitats; mangroves; mud; seagrass

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DENSITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; MANGROVE SWAMPS; MUD; NON-VEGETATED HABITATS; SEAGRASS; ZOOBENTHOS;

USA, FLORIDA, ROOKERY BAY;

ANNELIDA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TANAIDACEA;

EID: 0031107070     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0125     Document Type: Article

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