Hydrologic interactions of infaunal polychaetes and intertidal groundwater discharge

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 363, Issue , 2008, Pages 205-215

  Dale, Ryan K ^a   Miller, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Groundwater; Hydraulic conductivity; Intertidal; Salinity; Species distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISCHARGE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; POLYCHAETE; POREWATER; SALINITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

CAPE HENLOPEN; DELAWARE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 49449102347     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07455     Document Type: Article

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