Population size and structure of giant clams at Rose Atoll, an important refuge in the Samoan Archipelago

Coral Reefs

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-211

  Green, A ^a,b   Craig, P ^a,c  

^a Dept of Mar and Wildlife Resources   (American Samoa)

^b GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^c National Park of American Samoa   (American Samoa)

Author keywords

Giant clams; Refuge; Samoa; Stock size

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

SAMOA;

TRIDACNA MAXIMA;

EID: 0032832649     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050183     Document Type: Article

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