Latitudinal Variations in Body Size and Species Diversity in Marine Decapod Crustaceans of the Continental Shelf
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Review of Hydrobiology
- Vol. 73 (2) , 235-246
- https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19880730209
Abstract
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.Keywords
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