Comparison of restored and natural seagrass beds near Corpus Christi, Texas

Estuaries

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 781-792

  Sheridan, P ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT RESTORATION; POLYCHAETE; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS;

CORPUS CHRISTI BAY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANNELIDA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; PRIONOSPIO; PRIONOSPIO HETEROBRANCHIATA;

EID: 8544272556     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02912040     Document Type: Article

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