Linking temperature and salinity tolerance to winter mortality of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 129-145

  Rome, M S ^a,c   Young Williams, A C ^a   Davis, G R ^b   Hines, A H ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Salinity tolerance; Temperature tolerance; Winter mortality

Indexed keywords

CRAB; MORTALITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 19044362969     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.06.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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