Improving culture techniques for village-based farming of giant clams (Tridacnidae)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-190

  Hart, A M ^a,b   Bell, J D ^a   Lane, I ^a   Foyle, T P ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Solomon Islands)

^b Bernard Bowen Fish Res Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAM CULTURE; CULTIVATION; METHODOLOGY; SEED; SURVIVAL;

SOLOMON ISLANDS;

BIVALVIA; TRIDACNA CROCEA; TRIDACNA DERASA; TRIDACNA MAXIMA; TRIDACNA SQUAMOSA;

EID: 0032939293     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1999.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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