Distribution and relative abundance of the crayfishes Procambarus alleni (Faxon) and P. fallax (Hagen) in southern Florida

Wetlands

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 194-199

  Hendrix, A Noble ^a   Loftus, William F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Cypress swamp; Everglades; Florida; Hydroperiod; Marshes; Procambarus alleni; Procambarus fallax; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; HYDROPERIOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CRUSTACEA; CUPRESSUS; DECAPODA; FALLAX; PROCAMBARUS ALLENI; PROCAMBARUS FALLAX;

EID: 0034012384     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2000)020[0194:DARAOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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