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North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Description

North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.This tiny sand hopper or amphipod shrimp, Gammarus sp., lives among and undermarsh detritus, which it consumes. It is eaten by small fishes andshorebirds.

Location

Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina

Collection

NERR

Fauna

Keywords

Estuaries

Fauna