High-marsh invertebrates are susceptible to eutrophication

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 438, Issue , 2011, Pages 143-152

  Johnson, David Samuel ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epifauna; Plum Island Estuary; Salt marsh; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EPIFAUNA; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODING; GASTROPOD; ISOPOD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; SALTMARSH;

MASSACHUSETTS; PLUM ISLAND ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LITTOROPHILOSCIA VITTATA; MELAMPUS; MELAMPUS BIDENTATUS; ORCHESTIA; ORCHESTIA GRILLUS; PHILOSCIA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA PATENS;

EID: 80053605244     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09306     Document Type: Article

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