Effect of summer storms on early life stages of Uca minax, U. pugnax and U. pugilator in North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 342, Issue , 2007, Pages 197-204

  Godley, Jenice ^a   Brodie, Renae ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine crabs; Salinity; Tolerance; Uca spp.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LARVAL TRANSPORT; LIFE CYCLE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALTMARSH; SPAWNING; STORM;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH INLET; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MINUCA PUGNAX; OCYPODIDAE; UCA; UCA MINAX;

EID: 34548135297     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps342197     Document Type: Article

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