A preliminary study of the spatial variation in growth of raft-cultured blue mussels Mytilus trossulus in northern Puget sound, Washington

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 240-246

  Mueller, Karl W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MUSSEL; MUSSEL CULTURE; RAFT CULTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

USA, WASHINGTON, PUGET SOUND;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS TROSSULUS;

EID: 0029853529     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1996.tb00277.x     Document Type: Article

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