Physical determinants of the distribution and abundance of the burrowing ocypodid crab paratylodiplax blephariskios stebbing in the st. lucia and mhlathuze estuaries, kwazulu-natal, south africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-32

  Owen, R K ^a   Forbes, A T ^a   Cyrus, D P ^a   Piper, S E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abundance; Brachyura; Distribution; Kwazulu Natal; Mhlathuze Estuary; Ocypodidae; Paratylodiplax Blephariskios; Physical Determinants; St. Lucia Estuary; Substratum; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141641274     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/160859100780177794     Document Type: Article

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