Benthic macrofaunal community structure along a well-defined salinity gradient in the Mullica River-Great Bay estuary

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue SPEC. ISS. 45, 2004, Pages 209-226

  Kennish, Michael J ^a   Haag, Scott M ^a   Sakowicz, Gregg P ^b   Durand, James B ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Benthic invertebrates; Distribution; Diversity; Epifauna; Infauna; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC INFAUNA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GREAT BAY ESTUARY; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACTEOCINA CANALICULATA; AMPELISCA ABDITA; AMPELISCA VERRILLI; COROPHIUM; COROPHIUM CYLINDRICUM; CYATHURA POLITA; ENSIS DIRECTUS; HAUSTORIUS ARENARIUS; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRINERIS TENUIS; MALDINOPSIS ELONGATA; NOTOMASTUS LATERICEUS; OXYUROSTYLIS SMITHI; POLYDORA LIGNI; PYGOSPIO ELEGANS; SCOLOPLOS ROBUSTUS; TELLINA AGILIS; TURBONILLA; UNCIOLA IRRORATA;

EID: 11244322264     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/si45-209.1     Document Type: Article

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