Distribution and abundance patterns of decapod crustaceans in the Sado estuary, Portugal

Crustaceana

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-112

  Neves, Ana ^a   Cabral, Henrique N ^a   Gordo, Leonel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SADO ESTUARY; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CRANGON CRANGON; CRUSTACEA; LIOCARCINUS; MACROPODIA ROSTRATA; MAJA BRACHYDACTYLA; NATANTIA; PILUMNUS HIRTELLUS; REPTANTIA;

EID: 33847615283     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854007779696451     Document Type: Article

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