Seasonal and spatial patterns of an epibenthic decapod crustacean assemblage in north-west Atlantic continental shelf waters

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-392

  Viscido, S V ^a,d   Stearns, D E ^a,b,e   Able, K W ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Continental shelf; Crabs; Crangonidae; Decapoda; Distribution; New Jersey Coast; Ridges

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; SEASONAL PATTERN; SPATIAL PATTERN;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC;

ARANEAE; CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCER PAGURUS; CRANGON NIGROMACULATA; CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA; CRANGONIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIBINIA EMARGINATA; MAJIDAE; OVALIPES OCELLATUS;

EID: 0031239295     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0182     Document Type: Article

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