Spatial and temporal patterns of salinity and temperature at an intertidal groundwater seep

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 283-298

  Dale, Ryan K ^a   Miller, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

beaches; benthic environment; benthos; Cape Henlopen; Delaware; groundwater; intertidal environment; tidal flats; USA

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POREWATER; SALINITY; SEEPAGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIDAL FLAT;

CAPE HENLOPEN; DELAWARE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847025648     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.10.024     Document Type: Article

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