Effects of mesh covers on the growth and survival of silver-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima, Jameson) spat

Aquaculture

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 241-246

  Taylor, Joseph J ^a,b   Southgate, Paul C ^b   Rose, Robert A ^a  

^a Pearl Oyster Propagators Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mesh, Growth; Pearl oyster; Pinctada maxima; Spat, Nursery; Survival

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TECHNIQUE; GROWTH; OYSTER CULTURE; SPAT RETENTION; SURVIVAL;

BIVALVIA; PINCTADA MAXIMA;

EID: 0032520721     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00216-6     Document Type: Article

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