Hermit crabs (Pagurus spp.) at their northernmost range: distribution, abundance and shell use in the European Arctic

Hermit crabs (Pagurus spp.) at their northernmost range: distribution, abundance and shell use in the European Arctic

Hermit crabs are important components of Arctic benthic systems, yet baseline data on their densities and distribution patterns in this rapidly changing region are still scarce. Here we compile results of numerous research expeditions to Svalbard, the Barents Sea and northern Norway that were carrie...

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Main Authors: Piotr Balazy, Piotr Kuklinski, Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk, David Barnes, Monika Kędra, Joanna Legeżyńska, Jan Marcin Węsławski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2015-03-01
Series:Polar Research
Subjects:
Hermit crabs
Svalbard
Arctic
fjords
Online Access:http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/21412/pdf_16

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