The importance of mangrove species association to the population biology of the sesarmine crabs Parasesarma affinis and Perisesarma bidens

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-226

  Lee, S Y ^a,b   Kwok, P W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avicennia marina; Hong Kong; Kandelia candel; Mangrove; Parasesarma affinis; Perisesarma bidens; Population biology; Positive interactions; Sesarmine crabs

Indexed keywords

CRAB; MANGROVE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; BIDENS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; KANDELIA; KANDELIA CANDEL; PERISESARMA BIDENS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCYLLA;

EID: 0036622613     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020175729972     Document Type: Article

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