Assessing anthropogenic and natural impacts on ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1450-1458

  Hobbs III, Carl H ^a   Landry, Cynthia B ^a,b   Perry III, James E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaches; Habitat alteration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; CRAB; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; STORM; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

CAPE HATTERAS; HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODE QUADRATA; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 57849099643     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0856.1     Document Type: Article

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