HABITAT PREFERENCES OF GULF COAST FIDDLER CRABS AND RESPONSES OF PLANT AND SOIL CHARACTERISTICS TO THEIR BURROWING

Research in salt marshes dominated by the grass Sporobolus alterniflorus indicates that plant characteristics affect fiddler crab burrowing and in turn, crab activity can enhance primary productivity by increasing soil oxygen and nutrient cycling. Crab-plant interactions are less understood in micro...

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Main Author: Murphy, Gwendolyn Ann
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2020
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2714
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3728&context=theses