Importance of eelgrass early life history stages in response to oyster aquaculture disturbance

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 344, Issue , 2007, Pages 71-80

  Wisehart, Lorena M ^a   Dumbauld, Brett R ^b   Ruesink, Jennifer L ^c   Hacker, Sally D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; Disturbance; Estuary; Germination; Recovery; Seeds; Shellfish aquaculture; Willapa Bay; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; BIOMASS; DISTURBANCE; GERMINATION; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; OYSTER CULTURE; POPULATION DECLINE; SEAGRASS; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; OSTREIDAE; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 34748828801     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps06942     Document Type: Article

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