Review and assessment of biotic variables and analytical methods used in estuarine inflow studies

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1291-1303

  Estevez, Ernest D ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FINFISH; FRESHWATER INPUT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SHELLFISH;

EID: 0036974671     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02692225     Document Type: Review

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