Simulated effects of seagrass loss and restoration on settlement and recruitment of blue crab postlarvae and juveniles in the York River, Chesapeake Bay

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 409-422

  Stockhausen, William T ^a,b   Lipcius, Romuald N ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; RECRUITMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEAGRASS;

UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HALOPHILA; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 0142102683     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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