Habitat preference of Penaeus duorarum Burkenroad (Crustacea: Decapoda) in a tropical coastal lagoon, southwest Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-117

  Sánchez, Alberto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Estuarine; Habitat preference; Penaeidae; Seagrass; Unvegetated soft substrate

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PREFERENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; LAGOON; LAGOON ECOSYSTEMS; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEAGRASS MEADOWS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CRUSTACEA; DENSITY; ESTUARY; GRASS; LAGOON; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRIMP;

MEXICO, CAMPECHE STATE, LAGUNA DE TERMINOS;

DECAPODA; PENAEUS DUORARUM;

EID: 0343924604     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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