Infaunal community changes as a result of commercial clam cultivation and harvesting

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Kaiser, Michel J ^a   Edwards, D Brian ^a   Spencer, Brian E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Clam cultivation; Environmental impact; Harvesting

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIVALVE; CLAM CULTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HARVESTING; INFAUNA;

UK, ENGLAND; UK, ENGLAND(SOUTHEAST);

TAPES PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 0029668480     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:1996008     Document Type: Article

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