A conservation assessment of the freshwater crabs of southern Africa (Brachyura: Potamonautidae)

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-79

  Cumberlidge, Neil ^a   Daniels, Savel R ^b  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diversity; Endemism; Freshwater crabs; Potamonautidae; Red List; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION STATUS; CRAB; ENDEMISM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RED LIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BOTSWANA; LESOTHO; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWAZILAND; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMONAUTES; POTAMONAUTIDAE;

EID: 38949092519     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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