Persistence and Distribution of Temperate Intertidal Worm Reefs in Delaware Bay: A Comparison of Biological and Physical Factors

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 583-596

  Brown, Jill R ^a   Miller, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delaware Bay; Ecosystem engineer; Sabellaria vulgaris; Temperate reef

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; PERSISTENCE; POLYCHAETE; REEF; SHORELINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

DELAWARE BAY; UNITED STATES;

SABELLARIA VULGARIS;

EID: 79953178200     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9387-5     Document Type: Article

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