Comparison between the macroinfauna of urbanized and protected beaches in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Biological Conservation

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 510-515

  Veloso, Valéria G ^a   Silva, Elen S ^a   Caetano, Carlos H S ^a   Cardoso, Ricardo S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Human impact; Macroinfauna; Sandy beaches; Trampling

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PROTECTED AREA; TRAMPLING; URBANIZATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; EMERITA BRASILIENSIS; INSECTA; PHALERIA TESTACEA; PSEUDORCHESTOIDEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 28544438797     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.09.027     Document Type: Article

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