Effects of geophysical cycles on the rhythm of mass mate searching of a harvested mangrove crab
Journal Article
Schmidt, A. J., Bemvenuti, C. E., & Diele, K. (2012)
Effects of geophysical cycles on the rhythm of mass mate searching of a harvested mangrove crab. Animal Behaviour, 84(2), 333-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.04.023
The harvested mangrove crab Ucides cordatus exhibits conspicuous cycles of searching for mates en masse. This phenomenon, called andada, always occurs at the syzygies, but the...
Desynchronizing effects of lightning strike disturbances on cyclic forest dynamics in mangrove plantations.
Journal Article
Kautz, M., Berger, U., Stoyan, D., Vogt, J., Khan, N. I., Diele, K., …Nam, V. N. (2011)
Desynchronizing effects of lightning strike disturbances on cyclic forest dynamics in mangrove plantations. Aquatic Botany, 95, 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.05.005
Plantations released from management are vulnerable to transient oscillations until cohort dynamics are broken and the vertical and horizontal structures of the plantation are...
Influence of salinity on the larval development of the fiddler crab Uca vocator (Ocypodidae) as an indicator of ontogenetic migration towards offshore waters
Journal Article
de Jesus de Brito Simith, D., de Souza, A. S., Maciel, C. R., Abrunhosa, F. A., & Diele, K. (2012)
Influence of salinity on the larval development of the fiddler crab Uca vocator (Ocypodidae) as an indicator of ontogenetic migration towards offshore waters. Helgoland Marine Research, 66, 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-011-0249-0
Larvae of many marine decapod crustaceans are released in unpredictable habitats with strong salinity fluctuations during the breeding season. In an experimental laboratory st...
The Brachyuran Crab community of the Caeté Estuary, North Brazil: species richness, zonation and abundance.
Book Chapter
Diele, K., Koch, V., Abrunhosa, F. A., Farias Lima, J., & Simith, D. D. J. D. B. (2010)
The Brachyuran Crab community of the Caeté Estuary, North Brazil: species richness, zonation and abundance. In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil, 251-263. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_16
Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds.
Book Chapter
Piou, C., Berger, U., & Diele, K. (2010)
Simulating Ucides cordatus population recovery on fished grounds. In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil, 299-303. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_20
The recovery of fishing grounds of Ucides cordatus populations in the Caeté Peninsula is a recurrent process due to individual movements. However, these movements could not be...
Artisanal fishery of the Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) and first steps toward a successful co-management in Bragança, North Brazil.
Book Chapter
Diele, K., Araújo, A. R. R., Glaser, M., & Salzmann, U. (2010)
Artisanal fishery of the Mangrove Crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) and first steps toward a successful co-management in Bragança, North Brazil. In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil, 287-297. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_19
Comparative population dynamics and life histories of North Brazilian Mangrove crabs, Genera Uca and Ucides (Ocypodoidea).
Book Chapter
Diele, K., & Koch, V. (2010)
Comparative population dynamics and life histories of North Brazilian Mangrove crabs, Genera Uca and Ucides (Ocypodoidea). In Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil, 275-285. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13457-9_18
Comparing life history variations between species helps understanding how different life history patterns may have evolved (Begon M, Harper JL, Townsend CR (1996) Ecology. Bla...
Growth and mortality of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in N-Brazil.
Journal Article
Diele, K., & Koch, V. (2010)
Growth and mortality of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in N-Brazil. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 395, 171-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.08.029
Reliable estimates of growth and mortality parameters are crucial for understanding how populations of exploited species may respond to shifts in fishing pressure. Results of ...
Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopar, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae).
Journal Article
Simith, D. D. J. D. B., Diele, K., & Abrunhosa, F. A. (2010)
Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopar, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 82, 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0001-37652010000200007
Megalopae of many decapod crab species accelerate their development time to metamorphosis (TTM) when exposed to natural physical and/or chemical cues characteristic of the par...
Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil
Journal Article
Nordhaus, I., Diele, K., & Wolff, M. (2009)
Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 374, 104-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.04.002
Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the economically important semi-terrestrial mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae, L. 1763) was studied in a high inter...