Decapod crustacean assemblages off the West coast of central Italy (western Mediterranean)

Abstract

Community structure and faunal composition of decapod crustaceans off the west coast of central Italy (western Mediterranean) were investigated. Samples were collected during five trawl surveys carried out from June 1996 to June 2000 from 16 to 750 m depth. Multivariate analysis revealed the occurrence of five faunistic assemblages: 1) a strictly coastal community over sandy bottoms at depths

Keywords

• distribution
• assemblages
• decapoda
• mediterranean