Observations of a mass occurrence of Macoma balthica larvae in midsummer

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 347-351

  Gunther C P ^a   Boysen Ennen, E ^b   Niesel, V ^c   Hasemann, C ^d   Heuers, J ^d   Bittkau, A ^d   Fetzer, I ^d   Nacken, M ^d   Schluter M ^d   Jaklin, S ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c Forschungszentrum Terramare   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Macoma blathica; Seasonal development; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; LARVA; MOLLUSC; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

WADDEN SEA;

BIVALVIA; MACOMA BALTHICA;

EID: 0344901565     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(98)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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