Biomass and distribution of five species of surf clam off an exposed west coast North Island beach, New Zealand

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 331-339

  Haddon, Malcolm ^a   Willis, Trevor J ^b   Wear, Robert G ^c   Anderlini, Victor C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Island Bay Marine Laboratory   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

biomass survey; Dosinia; Fellaster; Mactra; Paphies; Spisula; Surf clams

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTRIBUTION; SANDY SHORES; SPATIAL PATTERN; SURF CLAM; SURF ZONE;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND;

DOSINIA ANUS; MACTRA DISCORS;

EID: 0029669545     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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