Phytophilous caridean shrimps (Atyidae and Palaemonidae) in Salsa river (Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil)

This paper evaluates the role of three species of macrophytes in the population of caridean shrimps in the Salsa river (Northeastern of Brazil). Results revealed that macrophytes have important functions and directly responsible for modulating the spatial distribution of these shrimp species.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lucas Rezende Penido Paschoal, Regina Martins Souza, Fernanda Jordão Guimarães, Erminda da Conceição Guerreiro Couto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972013000100011&lng=en&tlng=en