Short term changes of benthic fluxes during clam harvesting in a coastal lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Po River Delta)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 189-206

  Viaroli, P ^a   Bartoli, M ^a   Giordani, G ^a   Azzoni, R ^a   Nizzoli, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic fluxes; Clam harvesting; Eutrophication; Sediment oxygen demand

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BENTHIC FLUX; CLAM CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LAGOON; RESUSPENSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; VENERIDAE; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 1342265899     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0275754031000119933     Document Type: Article

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