Distribution and patterns of emergence of suprabenthic and pelagic crustaceans in a shallow temperate estuary (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Morgado, Fernando ^a   Antunes, Carla ^a   Pastorinho, Ramiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Distribution; Estuaries; Patterns of emergence; Portugal; Suprabenthic and pelagic crustaceans

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; EMERGENCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LUNAR CYCLE; TIDAL CYCLE; ZOOBENTHOS; ZOOPLANKTON;

PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0037663865     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00035-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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