Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Brachyura): Influence of artificial substrate type and patchiness on estimation of megalopae settlement

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 346, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Amaral, Valter ^a   Paula, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Hog's hair; Mira Estuary; Patchiness; Plastic grass; Settlement

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; PATCHINESS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

BEJA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIRA ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BRACHYURA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34248177312     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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