Effect of sample area and sieve size on benthic macrofaunal community condition assessments in california enclosed bays and estuaries

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 649-658

  Hammerstrom, Kamille K ^a   Ranasinghe, J Ananda ^b   Weisberg, Stephen B ^b   Oliver, John S ^a   Fairey, W Russell ^a   Slattery, Peter N ^a   Oakdeny, James M ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic indices; Benthic macrofauna community condition; BRI; Gear area; IBI; RBI; RIVPACS; Sieve size

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BAY; BIOTA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; EVALUATION; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BAYS; BIOTA; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES;

EID: 84874171373     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.78     Document Type: Article

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