Effect of urban isolation on the dynamics of river crabs

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-174

  Scalici, Massimiliano ^a   Macale, Daniele ^a   Schiavone, Francesca ^a   Gherardi, Francesca ^b   Gibertini, Giancarlo ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Growth pattern; Potamon fluviatile; River crab; Urban isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CRAB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TIBER RIVER;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POTAMON FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 56149099443     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0172-0167     Document Type: Article

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