Benthic Invertebrate Communitites of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Lyons WG and Collard SB. 1974. Benthic Invertebrate Communitites of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Pages 157-164. In Smith RE (ed): Marine Environmental Implications of Offshore Drilling Eastern Gulf of Mexico: 1974. St. Petersburg, FL. January 31 - February 2. St. Petersburg, FL
This paper is a summary of factors controlling the composition of benthic invertebrate communities within the Eastern Gulf of Mexico region. The primary factors include temperature, salinity, substratem wave action and nutrients.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Lyons, William; Collard, Sneed
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Biotopes, continental slope, distributions, Estuary, Hourglass Project