Responses of Benthic Infauna to Large-Scale Sediment Disturbance in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-22

  Wilber, D H ^a   Ray, G L ^b   Clarke, D G ^b   Diaz, R J ^c  

^a Bowhead Information Technology Services   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact assessment; Recovery; Secondary production

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONVERGENCE; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ERROR ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; MOLLUSC; RECOLONIZATION; RECOVERY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TAXONOMY;

CORPUS CHRISTI BAY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; MOLLUSCA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 51649106582     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.07.029     Document Type: Article

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