Life history strategies of estuarine nekton: The role of marsh macrophytes, benthic microalgae, and phytoplankton in the trophic spectrum

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 552-562

  Litvin, Steven Y ^a   Weinstein, Michael P ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sandy Hook Field Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; NEKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALTMARSH; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

DELAWARE BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANCHOA; ANCHOA MITCHILLI; CYNOSCION; CYNOSCION REGALIS; MORONE; MORONE AMERICANA; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0038107716     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02823730     Document Type: Conference Paper

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