Seasonal variation, export dynamics and consumption of freshwater invertebrates in an estuarine environment

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-410

  Williams, D D ^a,c   Williams, N E ^b,c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drift; Estuarine fish diets; Fish growth; Freshwater invertebrates; Longitudinal zonation; Lotic insects; Platichthys; Pomatoschistus; Seasonal changes; Tidal fresh water; Wales

Indexed keywords

DRIFT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER SPECIES; PREDATION; SEASONAL PATTERN; ZOOBENTHOS;

UK; WALES;

ACARI; AMPHIPODA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; COPEPODA; DIPTERA; ELMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; GAMMARUS ZADDACHI; GOBIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; OLIGOCHAETA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OSTRACODA; PLATICHTHYS; PLECOPTERA; PLEURONECTOIDEI; POMATOSCHISTUS; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; TRICHOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032033555     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0280     Document Type: Article

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