Spatial intertidal distribution of bivalves and polychaetes in relation to environmental conditions in the Natori River estuary, Japan

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-250

  Tomiyama, Takeshi ^a   Komizunai, Nobuhiro ^a   Shirase, Tatsuya ^a   Ito, Kinuko ^a   Omori, Michio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

benthic assemblage; environmental conditions; estuaries; multivariate analysis; Natori River estuary; Sendai Bay; tidal flats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIVALVE; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYCHAETE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; MIYAGI; NATORI RIVER; TOHOKU;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; HETEROMASTUS; INVERTEBRATA; NUTTALLIA OLIVACEA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 53449102300     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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