Biotic variation in coastal water bodies in Sussex, England: Implications for saline lagoons

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 633-644

  Joyce, Chris B ^a   Vina Herbon, Cristina ^b   Metcalfe, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotic variation; Coastal ecosystems; England; Flora; Invertebrate fauna; Saline lagoons

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SUSSEX; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ABRA TENUIS; ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA GLAUCUM; CHAETOMORPHA; CLADOPHORA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; CRUSTACEA; FICOPOMATUS ENIGMATICUS; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; INVERTEBRATA; LYMNAEA; MOLLUSCA; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; PALAEMONETES VARIANS; POLYCHAETA; RADIX PEREGRA; ULVA; ULVA INTESTINALIS; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 27844503523     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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