Habitat-related benthic macrofaunal assemblages of bays and estuaries of the western united states

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 638-648

  Ranasinghe, J Ananda ^a   Welch, Kathy I ^b   Slattery, Peter N ^c   Montagne, David E ^d   Huff, David D ^e   Lee II, Henry ^f   Hyland, Jeffrey L ^g   Thompson, Bruce ^h   Weisberg, Stephen B ^a   Oakden, James M ^c   Cadien, Donald B ⁱ   Velarde, Ronald G ^j  

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

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

^c MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d University of Minnesota ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^g CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^h SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County   (United States)

^j City of San Diego   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bays; Estuaries; Habitat related benthic assemblages; US west coast

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BAYS; BIOTA; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84874186592     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.62     Document Type: Article

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