Patterns and processes of Chasmagnathus granulata and Cyrtograpsus angulatus (Brachyura: Grapsidae) recruitment in Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon, Argentina

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 287-297

  Luppi, T A ^a   Spivak, E D ^a   Anger, K ^b   Valero, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Cannibalism; Chasmagnathus granulata; Coastal lagoon; Cyrtograpsus angulatus; Recruitment; Refuge

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COASTAL LAGOON; CRAB; RECRUITMENT; SALTMARSH;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES; MAR CHIQUITA LAGOON;

BRACHYURA; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; CYRTOGRAPSUS; CYRTOGRAPSUS ANGULATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FICOPOMATUS ENIGMATICUS; GRAPSIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036669017     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0904     Document Type: Article

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