Juvenile and yearling growth of atlantic surfclams Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) in Maine

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-168

  Davis, Christopher V ^a   Scully, Kevin C ^b   Shumway, Sandra E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Glidden Point Oyster Co Inc   (United States)

^c LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Atlantic surfclam; Growth; Site selection

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SURFCLAM; CLAM CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; SURVIVAL;

USA, MAINE;

BIVALVIA; SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA;

EID: 0030875238     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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