Case studies on decapod crustaceans from the Philippines reveal deep, steep underwater slopes as prime habitats for 'rare' species

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 575-586

  Mendoza, Jose Christopher E ^a   Naruse, Tohru ^a   Tan, Swee Hee ^b   Chan, Tin Yam ^c   de Forges, Bertrand Richer ^d   Ng, Peter K L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Balicasag; Crustacea; Decapoda; Deep; Marine biodiversity; Rarity; Steep slopes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CRAB; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; LOBSTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RARE SPECIES; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

BALICASAG; BOHOL [(PRV) CENTRAL VISAYAS]; CENTRAL VISAYAS; PHILIPPINES; VISAYAS;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LOBSTER;

EID: 76449118285     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9744-x     Document Type: Article

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