A comparison of macroepifauna among vegetated and unvegetated habitats in a South Florida estuary using a passive sampling gear

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-170

  Rudershausen, Paul J ^a   Locascio, James V ^b   Rojas, Lourdes M ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation   (United States)

^c ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIFAUNA; ESTUARY; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; TARPON BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642377281     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2102.02     Document Type: Article

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