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Substrate characteristics associated with the distribution of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa (Modiolus demissus), on a tidal creek bank in Southern New Jersey
The substrate composition is directly associated with the distribution of the Ribbed Mussel Geukensia demissa (=Modiolus demissus) along tidal-creek...
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Genetic variation in the oyster,Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin), in relation to environmental variation
Four polymorphic loci in seven natural oyster ( Crassostrea virginica Gmelin) populations of the Chesapeake Bay were analyzed by protein-gel...
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Fouling community of the Loxahatchee River estuary, Florida, 1980–81
Monthly growth of the fouling community at eight test panel sites in the Loxahatchee River Estuary was related to salinity and temperature. Growth...
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Accumulation of trace elements, pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments and the clamCorbicula manilensis of the Apalachicola River, Florida
A survey of trace element and synthetic organic compound concentrations in bottom materials was conducted on the Apalachicola River in northwest...
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Comparison of field- and laboratory-developed estuarine benthic communities for toxicant-exposure studies
The structures of macrobenthic communities that colonized sand-filled boxes in laboratory and field were compared to learn if laboratory-developed...
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Combined effect of body size, season, and location on trace element levels in mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Specimens of Mytilus edulis (mussels) were collected at one-month intervals over a one-year period from two locations in Burrard Inlet, British...
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Seasonal and spatial distribution of the Carolina marsh clamPolymesoda caroliniana (Bosc) in a Mississippi tidal marsh
The abundance of the marsh clam Polymesoda caroliniana at four stations on a Mississippi tidal marsh was followed from February 1977 through April...
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Estuarine dredge and fill activities: A review of impacts
Dredge and fill activities in estuaries have many environmental effects, most, although not all, of them deleterious. These effects include reduced...
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Nutrient Enrichment and Estuarine Health
Ecosystem health may be defined in terms of system norms or in terms of human utility. It is here defined as that state in which the components and...
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Modalités de la contamination de deux chaînes trophiques dulçaquicoles par le cobalt 60
IntroductionIn two freshwater food chains ( Chlorella→Daphnia →Carp and Elodea→Limnaea →Crayfish), we have observed that contamination through water...
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Trace metal concentrations in selected biological, sediment, and water column samples in a Northern New England river
A baseline ecosystem study was undertaken in a relatively non-industrialized New England river to determine trace metal levels of Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn...
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A freshwater population of the mummichog,Fundulus heteroclitus, from the Susquehanna River drainage in Pennsylvania
An established population of mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus , in the Susquehanna drainage is reported from Pennsylvania for the first time. Three...
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The biology of the stout razor clamTagelus plebeius: I. Animal-sediment relationships, feeding mechanism, and community biology
Six intertidal populations of Tagelus plebeius , the stout razor clam, and associated macroinvertebrates were sampled in the North Inlet estuary, near...