Effects of vegetation and sewage load on mangrove crab condition using experimental mesocosms

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 300-304

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ecosystem functioning; mangroves; ocypodidae; RNA DNA ratio; Tanzania; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CRAB; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANGROVE; MESOCOSM; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VEGETATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCYLLA; UCA ANNULIPES; UCA INVERSA;

EID: 69049084392     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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