Growth and mortality of transplanted juvenile hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, in the northern Indian River lagoon, Florida

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 709-713

  Marelli, Dan C ^a   Arnold, William S ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

aquaculture; Growth; hard clam; Indian River lagoon; Mercenaria; mortality

Indexed keywords

MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; BIVALVIA;

AQUACULTURE; CLAM CULTURE; CLAM JUVENILE; GROWTH; HARD CLAM; JUVENILES; MORTALITY; TRANSPLANTATION;

USA, FLORIDA, INDIAN RIVER LAGOON;

EID: 0030303196     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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