Effects of habitat complexity and relative larval supply on the establishment of early benthic phase red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815) populations in Auke Bay, Alaska

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-109

  Loher, Timothy ^a   Armstrong, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Early benthic phase; Fisheries; Habitat requirements; Management; Nurseries; Paralithodes camtschaticus; Recruitment limitation; Red king crab

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; EMBRYO; FISHING; LARVA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA; PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICUS;

EID: 0034159997     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00157-4     Document Type: Article

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