Physical and biological development of a newly breached managed realignment site, Humber estuary, UK

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 10-12, 2007, Pages 564-578

  Mazik, K ^a   Smith, J E ^a   Leighton, A ^a   Elliott, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Habitat restoration; Humber estuary; Macrofaunal colonisation; Managed realignment; Mudflat development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; OCEAN HABITATS;

HABITAT RESTORATION; HUMBER ESTUARY; MACROFAUNAL COLONISATION; MANAGED REALIGNMENT; MUDFLAT DEVELOPMENT;

ESTUARIES;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY SIZE; CATCHMENT; COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVERTEBRATE; MUDFLAT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; ESTUARY; HABITAT; INVERTEBRATE; MACROFAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; INVERTEBRATES; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WETLANDS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUMBER ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 36548999772     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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