Northern quahog (hard clam) Mercenaria mercenaria abundance and habitat use in Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 509-516

  Mann, Roger ^a   Harding, Juliana M ^a   Southworth, Melissa J ^a   Wesson, James A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Virginia Marine Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Habitat; Hard clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; Substrate

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT USE;

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

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 23944501742     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[509:NQHCMM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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