Modelling potential effects of petroleum exploration drilling on northeastern Georges Bank scallop stocks

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 166, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 19-39

  Cranford, Peter J ^a   Gordon Jr , Donald C ^a   Hannah, Charles G ^a   Loder, John W ^a   Milligan, Timothy G ^a   Muschenheim, D K ^a   Shen, Y ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drilling wastes; Georges Bank; Growth; Offshore oil and gas; Reproduction; Sea scallop

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPLORATION; GROWTH; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION; SHELLFISH FISHERY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK;

BIVALVIA; PECTINIDAE; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 0346816525     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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