Breaching the aquatic-terrestrial boundary: active transport of energy into freshwater ecosystems or simply seeking refuge?
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom
- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 4/1/2003
- End date
- 9/30/2005
- Budget
- 32,155 EUR
Fundings
Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
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Small Grants | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
Name | Role | Start | End |
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Manchester Metropolitan University | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
Freshwater crabs in East African streams spend a considerable amount of time on land, although whether this is stimulated by foraging or seeking refugia is unknown. If they feed extensively on land, they may actively transport large amounts of energy from