Effect of thermoclines and turbulence on depth of larval settlement and spat recruitment of the giant scallop Placopecten magellanicus in 9.5 m deep laboratory mesocosms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 165, Issue , 1998, Pages 195-215

  Pearce, Christopher M ^a,b,d   Gallager, Scott M ^c   Manuel, Joan L ^b   Manning, Darlene A ^b   O'Dor, Ron K ^b   Bourget, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d Ross Island Salmon Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depth of larval settlement; Larval scallop behaviour; Mesocosm study; Placopecten magellanicus; Spat recruitment; Thermocline; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

GIANT SCALLOP; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MESOCOSM; RECRUITMENT; SCALLOP CULTURE; SETTLEMENT; THERMOCLINE; TURBULENCE;

BIVALVIA; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 0032493095     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps165195     Document Type: Article

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