Subtropical Brazilian mangroves as a refuge of crab (Decapoda: Brachyura) diversity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3239-3250

  Colpo, Karine Delevati ^a   Chacur, Mônica Mungai ^b   Guimarães, Fernanda Jordão ^c   Negreiros Fransozo, Maria Lúcia ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Crab assemblages; Forest features; Sediment; Subtropical mangroves

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MANGROVE; REFORESTATION; REFUGIUM; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL;

BRACHYURA; BRACHYURAN; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; GRAPSIDAE; GRAPSOIDEA; OCYPODIDAE; OCYPODOIDEA; PANOPEIDAE; PINNOTHERIDAE; PORTUNIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SESARMIDAE; VARUNIDAE;

EID: 81255136075     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0125-x     Document Type: Article

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