Spatial and temporal distribution of shore crabs Carcinus maenas in a small tidal estuary (Looe Estuary, Cornwall, England)

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 178-187

  Rewitz, Kim ^a   Styrishave, Bjarne ^a   Depledge, Michael H ^b   Andersen, Ole ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242288008     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2417     Document Type: Article

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