Fate and legacy of an invasion: Extinct and extant populations of the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) in Grays Harbor (Washington)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 279-303

  Palacios, Raúl ^a   Armstrong, David A ^b   Orensanz, J ^b,c  

^a UNESCO   (Uruguay)

^b Pedeciba Informatica   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer magister; Estuary; Grays Harbor; Introduced species; Mass mortality; Mitigation; Mya arenaria; Predation

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; SHELL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CANCER MAGISTER; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MOLLUSCA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0033852927     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0755(200007/08)10:4<279::AID-AQC412>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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