Integrating spatial and temporal variability into the analysis of fish food web linkages in Tijuana Estuary

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-309

  West, Janelle M ^a   Williams, Gregory D ^b   Madon, Sharook P ^d   Zedler, Joy B ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine fish; NMDS; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

DIET; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD WEB; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

MEXICO;

AMPHIPODA; ARMATUS; ATHERINOPS AFFINIS; CLEVELANDIA IOS; COPEPODA; FUNDULUS PARVIPINNIS; GILLICHTHYS MIRABILIS; GOBIIDAE; GRANDIDIERELLA JAPONICA; ICHTHYOFAUNA; JAPONICA; LEPTOCOTTUS ARMATUS; MIRABILIS; MUGIL CEPHALUS; PARALICHTHYS CALIFORNICUS; PLEURONICHTHYS GUTTULATUS;

EID: 0141503873     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025843300415     Document Type: Article

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