Biogeographical Patterns of Marine Benthic Macroinvertebrates Along the Atlantic Coast of the Northeastern USA

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1039-1053

  Hale, Stephen S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acadian biogeographical province; Biogeography; Marine benthic ecology; Northeast US coast; Northwestern Atlantic; Virginian biogeographical province

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CAPE COD; DELAWARE BAY; MASSACHUSETTS; PASSAMAQUODDY BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955923003     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9332-z     Document Type: Article

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