@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00016300,
 author = {Mottaghi, Arezoo and Shimomura, Michitaka and Reimer,  James Davis},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {南太平洋研究, South Pacific Study},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {Isopods are an important part of the marine food web and of many ecosystems, but often their ecology is poorly studied. In this study, isopods were collected at six sandy beaches around subtropical Okinawa-jima Island between May 2015 and February 2016, spanninJ four seasons. Seasonal patterns of isopods were revealed via comparison of the numbers of Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) collected each season. The highest and lowest numbers of Sphaeromatidae were observed in spring 2015 and winter 2016, respectively. These results are very similar to studies in other regions that have also seen isopod numbers peak in spring. In general, these results are important when comparing environmental assessments across different seasons, particularly as isopods and other small crustaceans are often used as bioindicators in environmental assessments.},
 pages = {23--29},
 title = {Seasonal Abundance of Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) from Sandy Beaches in Okinawa-jima Island, Japan},
 volume = {38},
 year = {2017}
}