Evaluating salt marsh restoration in Delaware Bay: Analysis of fish response at former salt hay farms

Estuaries

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-69

  Able, Kenneth W ^a   Nemerson, David M ^a,b   Grothues, Thomas M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biological Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FISH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SPECIES RICHNESS;

DELAWARE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; MICROPOGONIAS; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; PISCES;

EID: 2142705374     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803560     Document Type: Article

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