Influence of land use on macrobenthic communities in nearshore estuarine habitats

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1185-1195

  Bilkovic, D M ^a   Roggero, M ^a   Hershner, C H ^a   Havens, K H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LAND USE; MACROBENTHOS; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 34548024247     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02781819     Document Type: Article

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