The occurrence of hypoxic bottom water off the upper Texas coast and its effects on the benthic biota.
| dc.acquisition-src | en_US | |
| dc.call-no | en_US | |
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| dc.contributor.author | Harper, D.E. Jr. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | McKinney, L.D. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Salzer, R.R. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Case, R.J. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Contributions in Marine Science | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-02-15T17:00:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-02-15T17:00:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1981 | en_US |
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| dc.description | p. 53-79. | en_US |
| dc.description-other | en_US | |
| dc.description.abstract | Hypoxic bottom water occurred off the upper Texas coast in May-July 1979 after heavy spring runoff and a diatom bloom. Benthic assemblages at two study sites off Freeport, Texas decreased from spring densities of 3000-4000 individuals/m super (2) to 300-600 individuals/m super (2) by late July. Species diversity also decreased and perturbations occurred in the Shannon-Weiner diversity indices. Of the dominant taxa, polychaetes were least affected by hypoxia and amphipods and echinoderms the most affected. Storm-caused waves in late July initiated the breakup of hypoxic conditions these conditons had completely abated by late September. A short-lived irrupton occurred immediately afterward as depopulated bottoms were reinvaded. Diversity and abundances appeared to be returning to more normal conditions by early 1980. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm | en_US |
| dc.geo-code | Texas coast | en_US |
| dc.geo-code | Freeport | en_US |
| dc.history | en_US | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20847 | |
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| dc.location | TAMUG periodical collection | en_US |
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| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 3040.00 | en_US |
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| dc.subject | hypoxia | en_US |
| dc.subject | benthic environment | en_US |
| dc.subject | density flow | en_US |
| dc.subject | species diversity | en_US |
| dc.subject | polychaetes | en_US |
| dc.subject | amphipods | en_US |
| dc.subject | echinoderms | en_US |
| dc.subject | abundance | en_US |
| dc.title | The occurrence of hypoxic bottom water off the upper Texas coast and its effects on the benthic biota. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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| dc.vol-issue | 24 | en_US |