Effect of the Colorado River diversion on Matagorda Bay epifauna

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-318

  Wilber, D H ^a   Bass, R ^b  

^a DynTel   (United States)

^b US Army Engineer Galveston D   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Freshwater diversion; Matagorda Bay; Oyster harvests

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIFAUNA; RIVER ENGINEERING;

MATAGORDA BAY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; DECAPODA;

EID: 0032167626     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0356     Document Type: Article

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