Bay-scale spatial growth variation of mussels Mytilus edulis in suspended culture, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 297, Issue , 2005, Pages 157-167

  Waite, Linda ^a,c   Grant, Jon ^b   Davidson, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Carrying capacity; Food availability; Mussel growth; Mussels; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; MUSSEL CULTURE; SESTON; SPATIAL VARIATION;

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

ALGAE; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 24044540758     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps297157     Document Type: Article

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