RNA/DNA ratio of crabs as an indicator of mangrove habitat quality

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages

  Amaral, Valter ^a,b   Penha Lopes, Gil ^a   Paula, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochemical indicators; Environmental conditions; Mozambique; Nucleic acid; Perisesarma guttatum; Uca annulipes

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CRAB; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; MANGROVE; RNA; SEASONALITY; WATER POLLUTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; OCYPODIDAE; PERISESARMA GUTTATUM; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCYLLA; UCA ANNULIPES;

EID: 68849130989     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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