Spatial distribution of the Ocypode quadrata (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) along estuarine environments in the Paranaguá Bay Complex, southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-388

  Da Rosa, Leonardo C ^a   Borzone, Carlos A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estuarine sandy beaches; Low energy environments; Management and conservation; Salinity; Zonation

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODE QUADRATA; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 54949133628     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752008000300001     Document Type: Article

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