Distribution and habitat use patterns of benthic decapod crustaceans in shallow waters: A comparative approach

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 324, Issue , 2006, Pages 173-184

  Pallas, A ^a   Garcia Calvo, B ^a   Corgos, A ^a   Bernardez, C ^b   Freire, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystems; Decapod crustaceans; Distribution; Habitat selection; Habitat use; Nursery habitat; Ria de A coru a; Settlement; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; LARVAL TRANSPORT; POST-SETTLEMENT PROCESS; SHALLOW WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CARIDEAN; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845264621     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps324173     Document Type: Article

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