Growth rates of five species of subtidal clam on a beach in the South Island, New Zealand

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 773-784

  Cranfield, H J ^a   Michael, K P ^a   Francis, R I C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; DOSINIA; DOSINIA ANUS; MACTRA; MACTRA DISCORS; MACTRA MURCHISONI; PAPHIES; PAPHIES DONACINA; PSEUDOCARDIUM SACHALINENSIS; SPISULA; SPISULA AEQUILATERA;

GROWTH; SUBTIDAL ZONE; SURF ZONE;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, CLOUDY BAY;

EID: 0029664172     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960773     Document Type: Article

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