The relationship between water column stratification, pelagic habitat heterogeneity and plankton diversity in a neritic, river-dominated environment

Christian Briseño-Avena, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States, Adam T Greer, The University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, Luciano Chiaverano, University of Southern Mississippi, Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, William Monty Graham, University of Southern Mississippi, Marine Science, Stennis Space Center MS, United States and Robert Cowen, Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, United States