Ecological periodic tables for benthic macrofaunal usage of estuarine habitats in the US Pacific Northwest

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-47

  Ferraro, Steven P ^a   Cole, Faith A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Ecological periodic tables; Ecosystem engineers; Habitats; USA, Washington, Grays Harbor; USA, Washington, Willapa Bay

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FAUNA; GRASS; HABITAT TYPE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GRAYS HARBOR; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

CALLIANASSIDAE; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NEOTRYPAEA CALIFORNIENSIS; OSTREIDAE; UPOGEBIA PUGETTENSIS; UPOGEBIIDAE; ZOSTERA JAPONICA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 79960608815     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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