Predation potential of the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas) and other common predators on commercial bivalve species found on Prince Edward Island

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 579-586

  Miron, Gilles ^a   Audet, Dominique ^a   Landry, Thomas ^b   Moriyasu, Mikio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Asterias vulgaris; Bivalve; Cancer irroratus; Carcinus maenas; Crab; Euspira heros; Predation; Snail; Starfish

Indexed keywords

PREDATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS VULGARIS; ASTEROIDEA; BIVALVIA; CANCER (CRUSTACEAN); CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCER PAGURUS; CANCRIDAE; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; EUSPIRA HEROS; GASTROPODA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MYA ARENARIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 23944511085     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[579:PPOTIG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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