Variability of Polychaete Secondary Production in Intertidal Creek Networks along a Stream-Order Gradient
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Variability of Polychaete Secondary Production in Intertidal Creek Networks along a Stream-Order Gradient
Dendritic tidal creek networks are important habitats for sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in salt marsh wetlands. To evaluate the importance of creek heterogeneity in supporting benthic secondary production, we assess the spatial distribution and secondary production of a representative polychaete species (Dentinephtys glabra) in creek networks along a stream-order gradient in...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097287