Author: William StephensonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crabs
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Indo-West-Pacific Swimming Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae)
Author: William StephensonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crabs
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Indo-West-Pacific Swimming Crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae)
Author: Royal Society of New ZealandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crustacea
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
An Annotated Check List and Key to the Indo-West-Pacific Swimming Crabs
Author: William StephensonBulletin
Author: Royal Society of New ZealandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
An annoted Check List and key to the Indo - West - Pacific swimming crabs
Author: W. StephensonAn Annotated Check List and Key to the Indo-West-Pacific Swinging Crabs (Crustacea
Author: A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique (Volume 3)
Author: W. D. EmmersonPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443896128
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Decapods are a culmination of nearly 600 million years of Crustacean evolution, during which time they have radiated into a variety of superfamilies, families, genera and species which occupy a variety of niches from fresh mountain streams to the abysses of the oceans. This book will fill a gap in the current literature on southern African decapods. Since Barnard published his Descriptive Catalogue of South African Decapod Crustacea in 1950, there have been numerous additions and name changes. This publication updates the taxonomy, and includes ecological and fisheries information. In addition, Kensley’s (1981) distributional checklist for the region has been updated and includes large numbers of new species and records for the region, bringing the total number of decapod to over 1000 species. Although not exhaustive, 262 species are featured, some of which are beautiful, some have commercial or artisinal value, both for consumption and the aquarium, and some have important ecological functions, while others are rare or interesting. For each species there is a photograph, synonymies, common names, a description, ecological information and name derivation (etymology). All the decapod families found in South Africa are described, some new, along with chapters on decapod research history in southern Africa, commercial and artisinal food value of decapods, biodiversity and future research direction. The book is arranged systematically, as taxonomy is based on phylogeny, starting with the earliest forms and progressing to the most derived and advanced forms, and will serve to stimulate interest and future research into southern Africa’s rich decapod biodiversity, especially at a time when biodiversity itself is threatened by global warming, coral bleaching and habitat loss. It will appeal to people interested in Decapoda, including academics, scholars, students, fishermen, aquarists, aquaculturists, recreational snorkel and SCUBA divers, as well as those interested in conservation, biodiversity, management and governance.
Book Catalog of the Library and Information Services Division: Subject index
Author: Environmental Science Information Center. Library and Information Services DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Book catalog of the Library and Information Services Division
Author: Environmental Science Information Center. Library and Information Services DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Author: W. Stephenson