Molluscan community recovery following partial tidal restoration of a new England estuary, U.S.A.

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 695-703

  Thelen, Brett A ^a   Thiet, Rachel K ^a  

^a ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic; Estuary; Mollusc; Mya arenaria; New England; Tidal restoration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARY; HABITAT RESTORATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CAPE COD BAY; EAST HARBOR; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; LITTORINA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MOLLUSCA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 70349501579     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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