Geographic, bathymetric and inter-annual variability in the distribution of Liocarcinus depurator (Brachyura: Portunidae) along the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula

Scientia Marina

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 503-518

  Rufino, Marta M ^a,b   Abelló, Pere ^b   Yule, Andrew B ^c   Torres, Pedro ^d  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annual variation; Bathymetric; Densities; Geographic; Liocarcinus depurator; Occurrence; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CRAB; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIOCARCINUS DEPURATOR; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 30044449513     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n4503     Document Type: Article

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