Model for growth and survival of mussels Mytilus edulis reared in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 323, Issue , 2006, Pages 171-183

  Lauzon Guay, Jean Sébastien ^a   Barbeau, Myriam A ^a   Watmough, James ^a   Hamilton, Diana J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Blue mussel; Growth; Mathematical model; Mytilus edulis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIVALVE; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELF THINNING; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33750624324     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps323171     Document Type: Article

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