Growth and survival of the giant clams, Tridacna derasa, T. maxima and T. crocea, at village farms in the Solomon Islands

Aquaculture

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 203-220

  Hart, Anthony M ^a   Bell, Johann D ^a   Foyle, Timothy P ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Giant clams; Growth; Survival; Tridacna crocea; Tridacna derasa; Tridacna maxima; Village

Indexed keywords

CAGE CULTURE; CLAM CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

SOLOMON ISLANDS;

BIVALVIA; TRIDACNA CROCEA; TRIDACNA DERASA; TRIDACNA MAXIMA;

EID: 0032527028     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00255-5     Document Type: Article

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