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The Distribution of Hyas Araneus (L.) and Hyas Coarctatus Leach (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in the North Sea and the Svalbard Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

M. F. Dyer
Affiliation:
Marine Benthos Laboratory, Luton College of Higher Education, Putteridge Bury, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 8LE

Extract

The distribution patterns of many marine benthic invertebrates are not well known, and when records exist they are usually in the form of presence and absence data with little or no information on the relative density of populations from area to area.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1985

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