Does invasion of oligohaline tidal marshes by reed grass, Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., affect the availability of prey resources for the mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus L.?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 59-77

  Fell, Paul E ^a   Weissbach, Sonja P ^a   Jones, Douglas A ^a   Fallon, Mark A ^a   Zeppieri, Julie A ^a   Faison, Edward K ^a   Lennon, Kristen A ^a   Newberry, Kate J ^a   Reddington, Linda K ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Marsh invertebrates; Reed grass (Phragmites australis)

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

COMMON REED; MUMMICHOG; PREY AVAILABILITY; TIDAL MARSH;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ESTUARY; FISH; FOOD; GRASS; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; RIVER;

USA, CONNECTICUT, CONNECTICUT RIVER;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0032053576     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00138-X     Document Type: Article

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