Macrofaunal spatial patterns in relationship to environmental variables in the Richibucto estuary, New Brunswick, Canada

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 994-1005

  Lu, Lin ^a   Grant, Jon ^a   Barrell, Jeffrey ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Macrobenthic infauna; Macrobenthos environment relationship; Oyster culture; Richibucto estuary; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIVALVE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OYSTER CULTURE; SALINITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL CHANNEL;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; RICHIBUCTO ESTUARY;

BIVALVIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 52949149334     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9097-9     Document Type: Article

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