Phytophilous caridean shrimps (Atyidae and Palaemonidae) in Salsa river (Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil)

Abstract

This paper evaluates the role of three species of macrophytes in the population of caridean shrimps in the Salsa river (Northeastern of Brazil). Results revealed that macrophytes have important functions and directly responsible for modulating the spatial distribution of these shrimp species.

Keywords

• caridea
• ecological aspects
• habitat preferences
• phytophilous shrimps
• salsa river