acanthus communities together collected in their burrows an amount of seagrass leaf material corresponding to more than 50% of the leaf production in the meadows studied. Neaxius acanthus collected 1.66 g DW burrow -1 d -1, mainly detached leaves which floated past the burrow opening.
Alpheus macellarius harvested 0.70 g dry weight (DW) burrow -1 d -1 seagrass material, dominantly by active cutting of fresh seagrass leaves. The abundance, burrow characteristics, and in situ behaviour of the burrowing shrimps Neaxius acanthus (Decapoda: Strahlaxiidae) and Alpheus macellarius (Decapoda: Alpheidae) were studied to quantify the collection of seagrass material, to identify the fate of this collected material, and to determine the importance of these burrowing crustaceans in the nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) cycling of two tropical seagrass meadows on Bone Batang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Vonk, Jan Arie Kneer, Dominik Stapel, Johan Asmus, Harald Shrimp burrow in tropical seagrass meadows: An important sink for litter Our study used genetic analysis to estimate the source populations of larvae recruiting into estuaries to allow a greater understanding. The Ghost shrimp, (Neotrypaea californiensis) are burrowers, which have a wide demographic distribution along the United States Pacific Coast. Genetic characterization of the burrowing shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis) in Washington and Oregon estuaries Our study determines the genetic structure of shrimp populations in order to gain. Dense populations of shrimp are found in the major estuaries of Washington and Oregon. The burrowing ghost shrimp, Neotrypaea californiensis, is a vital member of the estuarine benthic community. Strong population genetic structure and larval dispersal capability of the burrowing ghost shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis)