Influence of an altered salinity regime on the population structure of two infaunal bivalve species

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 529-540

  McLeod, Rebecca J ^a   Wing, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Austrovenus stutchburyi; environmental change; infaunal bivalves; Paphies australis; population structure; salinity stress

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SURVIVORSHIP;

AUSTRALASIA; DOUBTFUL SOUND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

AUSTROVENUS STUCHBURII; BIVALVIA; PAPHIES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 43649108387     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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