Diet composition of mummichogs, Fundulus heteroclitus, from restoring and unrestricted regions of a New England (U.S.A.) salt marsh

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-213

  James Pirri, M J ^a   Raposa, K B ^b   Catena, J G ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundulus heteroclitus; Gut contents; Salt marsh; Tidal restoration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIET; PREY AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH;

MIDDLETOWN; RHONE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA;

EID: 0034792205     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0807     Document Type: Article

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