Does the landscape surrounding streams affect the occurrence of freshwater crabs? A case study of the genus Aegla (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in subtropical basins

Does the landscape surrounding streams affect the occurrence of freshwater crabs? A case study of the genus Aegla (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) in subtropical basins

ABSTRACT Changes in the landscape where watersheds are located may affect the stream biota in different ways. In order to explore this idea, we collected freshwater crabs of the genus Aegla Leach, 1820 in subtropical region of southern Brazil. We also measured a number of landscape features and phys...

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Main Authors: Cassiano Estevan, Luiz U. Hepp, Vanderlei S. Decian, Rodrigo Fornel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2018-06-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Limnological factors
stream morphometry
land-use
anthropization
agriculture
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