Tidal hydrology and habitat utilization by resident nekton in Phragmites and non-Phragmites marshes

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 522-533

  Osgood, David T ^a   Yozzo, David J ^b   Chambers, Randy M ^c   Jacobson, Dana ^d   Hoffman, Timothy ^d   Wnek, Jason ^d  

^a ALBRIGHT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Barry A Vittor and Associates Inc   (United States)

^c The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HYDROLOGY; NEKTON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALTMARSH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

CHARLES WHEELER SALT MARSH; CONNECTICUT; HOUSATONIC RIVER ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PALAEMONETES; PALAEMONETES AUSTRALIS; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0038045228     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02823728     Document Type: Conference Paper

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