Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
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RBT60732022-05-30T19:06:49Z Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica E. Griffiths, Megan A. Mohammad, Basma Vega, Andres Cangrejos terrestres densidad de galerías Gecarcinus quadratus Gecarcinus lateralis hojarasca Parque Nacional de Corcovado Burrow counts Corcovado National Park Costa Rica land crabs leaf litter The land crab Gecarcinus quadratus is an engineering species that controls nutrient cycling in tropical forests. Factors regulating their coastal distribution are not fully understood. We quantified land crab distribution during the dry season at Sirena Field Station in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, and found that land crab burrow density decreases with increasing distance from the ocean. Leaf litter depth and tree seedling density are negatively correlated with land crab burrow density. Burrows are strongly associated with sand substrate and burrow density is comparatively low in clay substrate. Results suggest that G. quadratus is limited to a narrow coastal zone with sand substrate, and this distribution could have profound effects on plant community structure. Universidad de Costa Rica 2007-03-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/6073 10.15517/rbt.v55i1.6073 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 55 No. 1 (2007): Volume 55 – Regular number 1 – March 2007; 219–224 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 55 Núm. 1 (2007): Volumen 55 – Número regular 1 – Marzo 2007; 219–224 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 55 N.º 1 (2007): Volume 55 – Regular number 1 – March 2007; 219–224 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v55i1 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/6073/5778 Copyright (c) 2007 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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E. Griffiths, Megan A. Mohammad, Basma Vega, Andres |
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E. Griffiths, Megan A. Mohammad, Basma Vega, Andres Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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E. Griffiths, Megan A. Mohammad, Basma Vega, Andres |
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E. Griffiths, Megan |
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Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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dry season distribution of land crabs, gecarcinus quadratus (crustacea: gecarcinidae), in corcovado national park, costa rica |
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Dry season distribution of land crabs, Gecarcinus quadratus (Crustacea: Gecarcinidae), in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2007 |
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