Community structure of shoreline nekton in the estuarine portion of the Alafia River, Florida: Differences along a salinity gradient and inflow-related changes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 223-238

  Greenwood, M F D ^a   Matheson Jr , R E ^a   McMichael Jr , R H ^a   MacDonald, T C ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

community composition; estuary; Florida; inflow; nekton; salinity; Tampa Bay; USA

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INFLOW; NEKTON; SALINITY; SPAWNING;

ALAFIA RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALAFIA;

EID: 34250698447     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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