Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

The land crab Gecarcinus quadratus is an engineering species that controls nutrient cycling in tropical forests. Factors regulating their coastal distribution are not fully understood. We quantified land crab distribution during the dry season at Sirena Field Station in Corcovado National Park, Cost...

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Main Authors: Megan E Griffiths, Basma A Mohammad, Andres Vega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2007-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
cangrejos terrestres
densidad de galerías
Gecarcinus quadratus
Gecarcinus lateralis
hojarasca
Parque Nacional de Corcovado
burrow counts
Corcovado National Park
Costa Rica
land crabs
leaf litter
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