Culture of Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus): Effects of density, predator exclusion device, and bag inversion

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-83

  Fernández, Eva M ^a   Lin, Junda ^a   Scarpa, John ^b  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Florida; Fouling; Mercenaria mercenaria

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CLAM CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 17644432626     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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