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Latitudinal Variations in Body Size and Species Diversity in Marine Decapod Crustaceans of the Continental Shelf
Author(s) -
Steele D. H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19880730209
Subject(s) - crustacean , abundance (ecology) , continental shelf , latitude , biology , oceanography , ecology , fishery , geography , geology , geodesy
The number of species of caridean, brachyuran and anomuran decapods increases from high to low latitudes in both hemispheres. This is shown to be due mainly to changes in the abundance of small species. Possible explanations for these variations in abundance are discussed. The other infraorders of decapods are confined to mid and low latitudes.