Is the response of Estuarine Nekton to freshwater flow in the san francisco estuary explained by variation in habitat volume?

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 375-389

  Kimmerer, Wim J ^a   Gross, Edward S ^b   MacWilliams, Michael L ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Freshwater flow; Habitat; Resource selection function; San Francisco Estuary

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NEKTON; WATER FLOW;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60549098403     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9124-x     Document Type: Article

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