Atlantorchestoidea brasiliensis (Crustacea: Amphipoda) as an indicator of disturbance caused by urbanization of a beach ecosystem

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Velos, Valéria Gomes ^a   Sallorenzo, Ilana Azevedo ^a   Ferreira, Bárbara Carolina Araújo ^a   de Souza, Gabriela Neves ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantorchestoidea brasiliensis; Sandy beach; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; PERO; TALITRIDAE;

EID: 77954057864     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592010000100002     Document Type: Article

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