Development of an epifaunal assemblage on an estuarine artificial reef

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-70

  Martin, Tony R ^a   Bortone, Stephen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Barry A Vittor and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EPIFAUNA; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; SUCCESSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031544527     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.1502.01     Document Type: Article

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