Geostatistical analysis of densities of Liocarcinus depurator (Brachyura: Portunidae) on the western Mediterranean from 1994 to 2003

Marine Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 855-864

  Rufino, Marta M ^a,b,c   Maynou, Francesc ^b   Abelló, Pere ^b   Yule, Andrew B ^c   Gil De Sola, Luis ^d  

^a CripSul   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DEPTH DETERMINATION; GEOSTATISTICS; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VARIOGRAM;

ALBORAN SEA; CATALONIA; EBRO DELTA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

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

EID: 33745624837     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0253-0     Document Type: Article

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