Seasonal effects of intraspecific density and predator exclusion along a shore-level gradient on survival and growth of juveniles of the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria L., in Maine, USA

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-169

  Beal, Brian F ^a   Parker, Matthew R ^a   Vencile, Kenneth W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Beals Island Regional Shellfish Hatchery   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Intraspecific density; Mya arenaria; Predation; Shell growth; Spatial and temporal variability; Survival; Tidal gradient

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; IMMERSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035975614     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00320-3     Document Type: Article

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