Abundance and vertical distribution of drifting, post-larval Macoma spp. (Bivalvia: Tellinidae) in the York River, Virginia, USA

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 182, Issue , 1999, Pages 175-185

  Garrison, Lance P ^a,b   Morgan, Jessica A ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Macoma spp.; Post larval bivalves; Thread drifting; Tidal stream transport

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; YORK RIVER;

BIVALVIA; MACOMA;

EID: 0033546138     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps182175     Document Type: Article

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