Restricted ranges in physical factors may constitute subtle stressors for estuarine biota

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 240-247

  Dethier, Megan N ^a   Ruesink, Jennifer ^b   Berry, Helen ^c   Sprenger, Amy G ^a   Reeves, Blain ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Washington Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Estuary; Gradient; Salinity variation; Species richness; Temperature stress

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; FORCING FUNCTION; NEARSHORES; PHYSICAL FACTORS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PORE WATERS; PUGET SOUND; SALINITY VARIATIONS; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE STRESS; TROPHIC GROUP;

BEACHES; BIOMASS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ESTUARIES;

BIOMASS; BIOTIC FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ORGANISM; ESTUARY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SALINITY; SAND; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVERS; SALINITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; WASHINGTON;

PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 76049094086     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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