Overlap in the distributions between indigenous and non-indigenous decapods in a brackish micro-tidal system

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Breen, Erin ^a,b   Metaxas, Anna ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bras d'Or lakes; Cancer irroratus; Carcinus maenas; Dyspanopeus sayi; Population dynamics; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CANCER IRRORATUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; DYSPANOPEUS SAYI;

EID: 74349110282     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00195     Document Type: Article

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