Ecological condition and value of oyster reefs of the Southwest Florida shelf ecosystem

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 108-119

  Volety, Aswani K ^a   Haynes, Lesli ^a   Goodman, Patricia ^a   Gorman, Patricia ^b  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Ecological indicator; Everglades restoration; Oysters; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; REEFS; RESTORATION; SHELLFISH; WATER QUALITY;

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FRESHWATER INFLOW; OYSTERS; SHELF ECOSYSTEMS;

MOLLUSCS;

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA SHELF; GULF OF MEXICO;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84904600298     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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