Effects of baitworm digging on the soft-shelled clam, Mya arenaria, in Maine: Shell damage and exposure on the sediment surface

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1043-1049

  Ambrose Jr , William G ^a   Dawson, Max ^a   Gailey, Chris ^a   Ledkovsky, Petra ^a   O'Leary, Shawn ^a   Tassinari, Benjamin ^a   Vogel, Heidi ^a   Wilson, Cliff ^a  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baitworm digging; Glycera dibranchiata; Mya arenaria; Predation; Shell damage

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOLLUSC; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; PREDATION RISK; SURVIVAL; TIDAL FLAT;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; GLYCERA DIBRANCHIATA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0344527840     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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