Physical-biological coupling on oyster reefs: How habitat structure influences individual performance

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-275

  Lenihan, Hunter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Estuary; Flow speed; Hydrodynamics; Hydrographics; Mortality; Oyster growth; Predation; Recruitment; Reefs; Sedimentation; Suspension feeders

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPHY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RECRUITMENT; SIZE EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

NEUSE RIVER ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0032765810     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1999)069[0251:PBCOOR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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