Bathymetric distribution of brachyuran crab (Crustacea, Decapoda) communities on coastal soft bottoms off southeastern Brazil
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2004-01-01
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Bertini, G.
Fransozo, A.
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Inter-research
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The communities of brachyuran crabs living on soft bottoms off Ubatuba in SE Brazil were studied with respect to their structure, bathymetric distribution, composition, diversity and indices of similarity. The data were analyzed using multivariate techniques of classification and ordination. Most of the individuals caught during summer were the swimming crab Portunas spinicarpus at the 35 m isobath, which contributed to the much-decreased diversity in this season and site. Multivariate analysis indicated that the species were distributed according to depth and also in relation to environmental gradients.
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sublittoral communities, distribution patterns, species composition, Crustacea, Brachyura
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Marine Ecology Progress Series. Oldendorf Luhe: Inter-research, v. 279, p. 193-200, 2004.