Variability in mussel settlement on suspended ropes placed at Ahipara Bay, Northland, New Zealand

Aquaculture

Volumn 216, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 115-126

  Alfaro, Andrea C ^a   Jeffs, Andrew G ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mussels; Perna canaliculus; Settlement patterns; Size classes; Suspended ropes

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MOLLUSC CULTURE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; PERNA CANALICULUS;

EID: 0037429135     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00419-2     Document Type: Article

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