Sediment organic matter and its nutritional quality: A short-term experiment with two exotic bivalve species

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 225-231

  Mistri, M ^a   Modugno, S ^a   Rossi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodeposition; Bivalve; Non indigenous species

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAGOON; NUTRIENT BUDGET; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTATION;

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

BIVALVIA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; MYTILIDAE; VENERIDAE; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 1342308452     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0275754031000119942     Document Type: Article

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