Nekton community response to a large-scale Mississippi River discharge: Examining spatial and temporal response to river management

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-387

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

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater diversion; Louisiana; Nekton community assemblage; Nekton indicators

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; INFLOW; MARSH; NEKTON; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SALINITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TIME SERIES;

BRETON SOUND; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751579216     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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