No place to call home: Distribution patterns of the tufted ghost crab, Ocypode cursor, populations in nature reserves, Israel, Eastern Mediterranean
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DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4116
Abstract: The once plentiful population of the tufted ghost crab, Ocypode cursor, a legally protected species, suffered a steep decline along the densely populated Mediterranean coast of Israel. Here we assessed the effects of recreational disturbance… read more here.
Keywords: ghost crab; nature reserves; crab; population ... See more keywords
Abundance, distribution and ecology of the tufted ghost crab Ocypode cursor (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) from a recently colonized urban sandy beach, and new records from Sicily (central Mediterranean Sea)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2019.101832
Abstract: Abstract The tufted ghost crab, Ocypode cursor, was recorded for the first time on the coast of Sicily mainland in 2009, however no ecological studies were conducted so far. In this study, we provide the… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; crab ocypode; tufted ghost; ghost crab ... See more keywords