Comparisons of macrofaunal assemblages on restored and non-restored oyster reefs in mesohaline regions of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-51

  Rodney, William S ^a   Paynter, Kennedy T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Functional feeding group; Macrofauna; Oyster reef; Restoration ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; REEF; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OSTREIDAE; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 33744809525     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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