Spatial distribution of the ghost crab Ocypode quadrata in low-energy tide-dominated sandy beaches

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 2163-2177

  Turra, A ^a,b,c   Goncalves M A O ^a   Denadai, M R ^a  

^a Departamento de Zoologia   (Brazil)

^b Programa de Pos Graduacao em Ecologia   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório de Biologia Aquática   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropic impact; Brazil; Ocypode quadrata; Sandy beach; Urbanization; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CRAB; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO SEBASTIAO CHANNEL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODE QUADRATA; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 18844439929     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500060165     Document Type: Article

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