Settlement and growth of the green mussel Perna viridis (L.) in coastal waters: Influence of water velocity

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 313-322

  Rajagopal, S ^a   Venugopalan, V P ^b   Nair, K V K ^b   Van Der Velde, G ^a   Jenner, H A ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Water and Steam Chemistry Laboratory   (India)

^c KEMA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flow velocity; Growth rate; Larval occurrence; Perna viridis; Spat settlement; Spawning periods

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MOLLUSC;

BIVALVIA; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 0032471346     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009941714978     Document Type: Article

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