The experimental analysis of tidal creeks dominated by oyster reefs: The premanipulation year

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 361-369

  Dame, Richard ^a   Bushek, David ^b   Allen, Dennis ^b   Edwards, Don ^c   Gregory, Leah ^a   Lewitus, Alan ^b   Crawford, Sarah ^c   Koepfler, Eric ^a   Corbett, Chris ^c   Kjerfve, Björn ^c   Prins, Theo ^a,d  

^a Wall College of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creeks; Ecosystems; Estuarine; Field experiment; Microbial loop; Nekton; Oysters; Plankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CREEK; DIATOM; GRAZING; NUTRIENT; OYSTER; REEF; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; REEF; SHELLFISH;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0033837512     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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