Larval supply to queen conch nurseries: Relationships with recruitment process and population size in Florida and the Bahamas

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 407-420

  Stoner, Allan W ^a,c   Glazer, Robert A ^b   Barile, Peter J ^a  

^a Caribbean Marine Research Center   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; distribution; Florida; larval transport; length frequency; Strombus gigas

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD LARVA; LARVAL TRANSPORT; POPULATION SIZE; QUEEN CONCH; RECRUITMENT; SPAWNING;

BAHAMAS, EXUMA CAYS; USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

GASTROPODA; STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 0029669544     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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