Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and kriging: Analysis of the spatial and temporal distributions of the oyster pathogen Perkinsus marinus in a developed and an undeveloped estuary

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1473-1476

  White, David L ^a   Bushek, Dave ^a,b   Porter, Dwayne E ^a,b   Edwards, Don ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Disease; GIS; Kriging; Oyster; Perkinsus marinus

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GIS; KRIGING; PATHOGEN; SHELLFISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; PERKINSUS MARINUS;

EID: 0032422965     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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