Historical oyster reef connections to Chesapeake Bay - A framework for consideration

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 119-134

  McCormick Ray, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic ecology; Chesapeake Bay; Estuarine reef; Food web linkages; Historical data; Hydrologic corridors; Oyster beds; Seascape ecology

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD WEB; MOLLUSC;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444492416     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.02.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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