Growth, production and biomass in raft cultivated blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) in two Scottish sea lochs

Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 65-73

  Karayücel, Sedat ^a   Karayücel, Ísmihan ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0343091360     PISSN: 0792156X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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