Abundance of ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, assessed by underwater photography and a hydraulic dredge

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 673-676

  Ragnarsson, Stefán Áki ^a   Thórarinsdóttir, Gudrún G ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Abundance; Arctica islandica; Distribution; Hydraulic dredge; Ocean quahog; Underwater camera

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MOLLUSC; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; UNDERWATER CAMERA;

ICELAND;

ARCTICA ISLANDICA; ARCTIIDAE; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 0036986415     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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