THE BENTHIC ECOLOGY OF RIVER ESTUARIES ENTERING THE SEVERN ESTUARY

Authors
MORRISEY DJ SAIT SM LITTLE C WILSON RS
Citation
Dj. Morrisey et al., THE BENTHIC ECOLOGY OF RIVER ESTUARIES ENTERING THE SEVERN ESTUARY, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 51(1-2), 1994, pp. 247-251
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00244066
Volume
51
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
247 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-4066(1994)51:1-2<247:TBEORE>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The fauna of the Rivers Avon, Usk and Wye was similar to that for soft sediment in the Severn Estuary. It was dominated by Nereis diversicol or, Corophium volutator, Macoma balthica and oligochaetes. Maximum den sities of Corophium and Macoma were higher than in the main estuary, w hile that of Nereis was similar. Distributions of dominant species sho wed gradients along river length and across river profile. These are d iscussed.