Variation in abundance of blacklip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera Linne.) spat from inshore and offshore reefs in Solomon Islands

Aquaculture

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 273-291

  Friedman, Kim J ^a,b   Bell, Johann D ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Solomon Islands)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera; Spat collection; Survival; Western Pacific

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; LARVA; REEF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELLFISH; SPATIAL VARIATION;

SOLOMON ISLANDS;

BIVALVIA; PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA;

EID: 0033178463     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00129-5     Document Type: Article

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