Estimation of oyster, Crassostrea virginica, standing stock, larval production and advective loss in relation to observed recruitment in the James River, Virginia

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 239-253

  Mann, Roger ^a   Evans, David A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation; Crassostrea virginica; James River; Larval dispersal; Modeling; Oysters; Recruitment; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0031877575     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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