The effect of Hurricane Katrina on nekton communities in the tidal freshwater marshes of Breton Sound, Louisiana, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Piazza, Bryan P ^a   La Peyre, Megan K ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

community; estuary; freshwater diversion; hurricane; Louisiana; nekton; resilience; resource pulse

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIFE HISTORY; NEKTON; POPULATION DENSITY;

BRETON SOUND; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349096077     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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