Biscayne Bay conceptual ecological model

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 854-869

  Browder, Joan A ^a   Alleman, Richard ^b   Markley, Susan ^c   Ortner, Peter ^a   Pitts, Patrick A ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c Miami Dade County   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biscayne Bay; Coastal wetlands; Dolphins; Fish; Freshwater inflow; Manatees; Pink shrimp; Seagrass; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); TRICHECHIDAE;

EID: 34547214325     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2005)025[0854:BBCEM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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