Patterns of temporal occurrence of brachyuran crab larvae at Saco mangrove creek, Inhaca Island (South Mozambique): Implications for flux and recruitment

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1163-1174

  Paula, José ^a   Bartilotti, Cátia ^a,d   Dray, Tiago ^a   Macia, Adriano ^b   Queiroga, Henrique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARVA; MANGROVE; RECRUITMENT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA; INHACA ISLAND; MAPUTO; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DOTILLA; FENESTRIDA; HALOPHILA; MACROPHTHALMUS; PINNOTHERIDAE; UCA;

EID: 6344262408     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh106     Document Type: Article

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