Connectivity Among Salt Marsh Subhabitats: Residency and Movements of the Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 743-753

  Able, Kenneth W ^a   Vivian, Deborah N ^b   Petruzzelli, Gina ^a   Hagan, Stacy M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Movements; Mummichog; Residency; Salt marsh; Seascape; Subhabitats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TELEOST;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 84859354119     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9471-x     Document Type: Article

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