Can functional groups be used to indicate estuarine ecological status?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 588, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-58

  Sanders, Jeanette L ^a   Kendall, Mike A ^a   Hawkins, Anthony J S ^a   Spicer, John I ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Body size; Function; Macrobenthos; Tamar

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIODIVERSITY; DATA STRUCTURES; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOTURBATION; BIOTURBATION POTENTIALS; BODY SIZE; MACROBENTHOS; TAMAR;

ESTUARIES;

ABUNDANCE; BIOTIC FACTOR; BIOTURBATION; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GUILD; MACROBENTHOS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; TAMAR ESTUARY [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547590300     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0651-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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