Hypoxia in chesapeake bay tributaries: Worsening effects on macrobenthic community structure in the York River

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-297

  Long, William Christopher ^a,b   Seitz, Rochelle Diane ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Environmental stressor; Hypoxia; Low dissolved oxygen; Macrobenthos

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD WEB; HYPOXIA; MACROBENTHOS; TRIBUTARY;

NORTH AMERICA; RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; YORK RIVER;

EID: 60449102438     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9132-5     Document Type: Article

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