Increased density of large Rangia clams in Lake Pontchartrain after the cessation of shell dredging

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 481-485

  Abadie, S W ^a   Poirrier, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Distribution; Lake Pontchartrain; Rangia cuneata; Shell dredging; Size classes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033841933     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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