Biophysical model of intertidal beach crab burrowing: Application and significance

Ichnos

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-29

  De, Chirananda ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Application; Biophysics; Crab burrows; Ganges deltas; Intertidal; Significance

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; BURROWING; CRAB; ICHNOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ILYOPLAX; OCYPODE; OCYPODIDAE; PSILONICHNUS;

EID: 17444420738     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940590914471     Document Type: Article

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