The use of artificial benthic collectors for assessment of spatial patterns of settlement of megalopae of Carcinus maenas (L.) (Brachyura: Portunidae) in the lower Mira Estuary, Portugal

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 557, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-77

  Paula, José ^a   Silva, Inês C ^a   Francisco, Sara M ^a   Flores, Augusto A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Artificial collectors; Carcinus maenas; Megalopae; Mira estuary; Settlement; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; OCEAN HABITATS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

ARTIFICIAL COLLECTORS; CARCINUS MAENES; MEGALOPAE; MIRA ESTUARY; SETTLEMENT; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

ESTUARIES;

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; CRUSTACEAN; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SETTLING VELOCITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BEJA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIRA ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRACHYURA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 29944437121     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1309-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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