Salinity reduction from freshwater canal discharge: Effects on mortality and feeding of an urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) and a gastropod (Lithopoma tectum)

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 869-879

  Irlandi, E ^a   Macia S ^a   Serafy, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER INPUT; MORTALITY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SALINITY;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; LITHOPOMA TECTUM; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 0031291266     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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