Nekton use of Vallisneria americana Michx. (wild celery) beds and adjacent habitats in coastal Louisiana

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 297-310

  Rozas, Lawrence P ^a   Minello, Thomas J ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARSH; NEKTON; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

BARATARIA BAY; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNDULUS JENKINSI; GOBIOSOMA BOSC; GOBIOSOMA ROBUSTUM; LITOPENAEUS SETIFERUS; LUCANIA PARVA; MACROBRACHIUM OHIONE; MYROPHIS PUNCTATUS; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; RHITHROPANOPEUS HARRISII; SYNGNATHUS SCOVELLI; VALLISNERIA; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 33745911329     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02781998     Document Type: Article

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