Seasonal variation in food web composition and structure in a temperate tidal estuary

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 552-567

  Akin, S ^a,b   Winemiller, K O ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; DETRITUS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD WEB; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MAD ISLAND MARSH; MATAGORDA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; BREVOORTIA PATRONUS; CRUSTACEA; MUGIL CEPHALUS; PISCES;

EID: 33749649137     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784282     Document Type: Article

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