Assessment of spatial and temporal variability in ecosystem attributes of the St Marks national wildlife refuge, Apalachee Bay, Florida

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-349

  Baird, D ^a   Luczkovich, J ^b   Christian, R R ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem attributes; Florida coast; Food webs; Network analysis; Seagrass beds; Spatial and temporal variability

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; MODELING; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

APALACHEE BAY; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032168038     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0360     Document Type: Article

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