Evaluation of shell damage to the clam Chamelea gallina captured by hydraulic dredging in the Northern Adriatic Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 393-401

  Moschino, V ^a   Deppieri, M ^a   Marin, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Chamelea gallina; Clam; Hydraulic dredging; Shell damage

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MOLLUSC; SHELL;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CHAMELEA GALLINA; VENERIDAE;

EID: 0038138144     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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