Decapod crustacean larval communities in the Balearic Sea (western Mediterranean): Seasonal composition, horizontal and vertical distribution patterns

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-126

  Torres, Asvin P ^a   Dos Santos, Antonina ^b   Balbín, Rosa ^a   Alemany, Francisco ^a   Massutí, Enric ^a   Reglero, Patricia ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adult habitats; Decapoda; Developmental stage; Larval assemblages; Vertical distribution patterns; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES;

DECAPODA; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LARVAL ASSEMBLAGES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LARVA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BALEARIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SERGESTIDAE;

EID: 84906786988     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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