Ecological periodic tables for benthic macrofaunal usage of estuarine habitats: Insights from a case study in Tillamook Bay, Oregon, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-83

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

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Ecological periodic tables; Estuaries; Habitats; USA, Oregon, Tillamook Bay; USA, Washington, Grays Harbor; USA, Washington, Willapa Bay

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; BURROWING ORGANISM; CRUSTACEAN; ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

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

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

EID: 84860179766     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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