The value of patches of intertidal seagrass to prawns depends on their proximity to mangroves

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 353-365

  Skilleter, Greg A ^a   Olds, Andrew ^a   Loneragan, Neil R ^b   Zharikov, Yuri ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; HABITAT USE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

HALOPHILA; MELICERTUS PLEBEJUS; METAPENAEUS BENNETTAE; PENAEIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 20944442525     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-1580-2     Document Type: Article

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