Microhabitat distribution of juvenile Penaeus merguiensis de Man and other epibenthic crustaceans within a mangrove forest in subtropical Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-144

  Meager, J J ^a,c   Vance, D J ^b   Williamson, I ^a   Loneragan, N R ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Distribution; East Australia; Intertidal; Mangroves; Nursery areas; Penaeid

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MANGROVE; MICROHABITAT; NURSERY GROUND; ZOOBENTHOS;

AUSTRALIA;

ACETES; ACETES SIBOGAE; ACETES SIBOGAE AUSTRALIS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FENNEROPENAEUS MERGUIENSIS; MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; METAPENAEUS; METAPENAEUS BENNETTAE; PALAEMONIDAE; PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS; PENAEUS MERGUIENSIS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SERGESTIDAE;

EID: 0042859824     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00241-7     Document Type: Article

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