Effects of experimental harvesting on recruitment of an alien mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 345, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Robinson, Tamara B ^a   Branch, George M ^a   Griffiths, Charles L ^a   Govender, Anesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien species; Harvesting; Mussel; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Recruitment; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIVALVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HARVESTING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSSEL CULTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; SUBSTRATE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC COAST [AFRICA]; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 33947713257     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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