Community composition and diet of fishes as a function of tidal channel geomorphology

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 321, Issue , 2006, Pages 227-243

  Visintainer, Tammie A ^a,d   Bollens, Stephen M ^b   Simenstad, Charles ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel system order; Community composition; Diet; Fish ecology; Tidal marsh; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FISH; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SALTMARSH; TIDAL CHANNEL;

CALIFORNIA; CHINA CAMP MARSH; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

ATHERINOPS AFFINIS; CLUPEA PALLASI; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; LEPTOCOTTUS ARMATUS; LUCANIA PARVA; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; PISCES;

EID: 33749624596     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps321227     Document Type: Article

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