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Article: Tidal river riffle habitats support high diversity and abundance of Gammaridean amphipods.
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- The Biological Bulletin
- Article date:
- October 1, 1997
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Gammaridean amphipods have an important role in estuarine food webs by serving as a trophic link from primary producers to higher-order consumers. Relatively little is known of their abundance, diversity, and distribution in estuaries of the Plum Island Sound region, northeastern Massachusetts. We studied amphipod populations along the brackish tidal portion of the Rowley River estuary, part of the Plum Island Sound estuarine system in Rowley, Massachusetts, to gain a better understanding of the environmental factors that influence amphipod ecology in this region.
A longitudinal survey was conducted during daytime low tide on 18 July 1997, to determine location and ...