black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Population trends. Abundant in the past, in Phyllophora fields. Found on the entire
Romanian littoral (hundreds of ind.m" 2
). However, in the last 20 years, the species ha
become very rare.
Threats. Hypoxic conditions on the shelf.
Conservation measures taken. None.
Conservation measures proposed. Mitigation of negative environmental impacts.
References
Bacescu M. 1967. Decapoda. Fauna R. S. Romania 4 (9): 335 pp.
Bacescu M., G. I. Muller.& M-T Gomoiu, 1971. Ecol. mar. 4: 7-274.
Bacescu M., E. Dumitrescu, A. Marcus, G. Palladian & R. Mayer, 1963. Données
quantitatives sur la faune petricole de la Mer Noire â Agigea (secteur Roumain) dans
les conditions speciales de l'année 1961. Trav. Mus. Hist. nat. G. Antipa 4: 131-153
Borcea, I., 1926. Note sur quelques crabes de rivage du littoral Roumain. Ann. Sci.
Univ. Jassy 14: 140.
Borcea, I., 1926. Données sommaires sur la faune de la Mer Noire (littoral de
Roumanie). Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 14: 536-583.
Borcea, I., 1931. Action du froid sur la faune littoral de la Mer Noire. Ann. Sci.
Univ. Jassy 16: 751-759.
Gutu, M., 1980. Recent changes in the Decapod fauna of the Romanian Black Sea
littoral. Trav. Mus. Hist. nat. G. Antipa 21: 103-110.
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