The use of the ghost crab Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius) (Crustacea, Ocypodidae) as indicator of anthropogenic impacts on the sandy beaches of Santa Catarina Island, Santa Catarina, Brazil;O uso do caranguejo maria-farinha Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius) (Crustacea, Ocypodidae) como indicador de impactos antropogênicos em praias arenosas da Ilha de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 870-876

  Blankensteyn, Arno ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impacts; Burrows; Density; Ghost crab; Management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODE; OCYPODE QUADRATA; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 33750392979     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-81752006000300034     Document Type: Article

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