Colonization process by macrobenthic infauna after a managed coastal realignment in the Bidasoa estuary (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 598-604

  Marquiegui, Mikel A ^a   Aguirrezabalaga, Florencio ^a,b  

^a Museo de Okendo   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

benthic invertebrates; colonization; estuary; Hediste diversicolor; managed realignment; Scrobicularia plana

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COLONIZATION; DISPERSION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; RECOVERY PLAN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SETTLEMENT PLANNING; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

CERASTODERMA EDULE; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; INVERTEBRATA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 69849106797     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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