Water quality variation and clam growth: Is pH really a non-issue in estuaries?

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 901-907

  Ringwood, Amy H ^a   Keppler, Charles J ^a  

^a MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAM CULTURE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; PH; WATER QUALITY;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 0036772306     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02691338     Document Type: Article

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