Food availability and growth of the blue crab in seagrass and unvegetated nurseries of Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 57-68

  Seitz, Rochelle D ^a   Lipcius, Romuald N ^a   Seebo, Michael S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Blue crabs; Callinectes sapidus; Food; Growth; Habitat

Indexed keywords

CRAB; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; HABITAT TYPE; VEGETATION COVER;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HALOPHILA; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 19044399810     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.10.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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