Spatial ecology of the crayfish Procambarus alleni in a Florida Wetland mosaic

Wetlands

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 134-142

  Jordan, Frank ^a,e   Babbitt, Kimberly J ^b   McIvor, Carole C ^c   Miller, Steven J ^d  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Habitat complexity; Habitat occupation; Procambarus alleni; Reproduction; Restoration ecology; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000281289     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03160687     Document Type: Article

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