Topographic heterogeneity influences fish use of an experimentally restored tidal marsh

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 483-496

  Larkin, Daniel J ^a,d   Madon, Sharook P ^b   West, Janelle M ^c   Zedler, Joy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Water Resources and Environmental Management Practice   (United States)

^c MiraCosta College   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundulus parvipinnis; Gillichthys mirabilis; Invertebrates; Micro topography; Restoration; Salt marsh; Tidal creeks; Tijuana estuary; Topographic heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT USE; HETEROGENEITY; MARSH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TELEOST; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS PARVIPINNIS; GILLICHTHYS; GILLICHTHYS MIRABILIS; INVERTEBRATA; MIRABILIS; PISCES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; WETLANDS;

EID: 54549083319     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1984.1     Document Type: Article

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