Benthic macrofauna-habitat associations in Willapa Bay, Washington, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 491-507

  Ferraro, Steven P ^a   Cole, Faith A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic macrofauna; ecological indicators; El Ni o La Ni a; estuarine habitats; USA, Washington, Willapa Bay

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; EL NINO; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT; LA NINA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

CALLIANASSIDAE; CLYPEASTER SUBDEPRESSUS; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DENDRASTER EXCENTRICUS; MANAYUNKIA AESTUARINA; NEOTRYPAEA CALIFORNIENSIS; OSTREIDAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; UPOGEBIA PUGETTENSIS; UPOGEBIIDAE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 33846248416     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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