Morphology and density of mussels on natural and aquaculture structure habitats: Implications for sea duck predators

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 346, Issue , 2007, Pages 179-187

  Kirk, Molly ^a   Esler, Daniel ^a   Boyd, W Sean ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic structures; Epibiotic growth; Mussels; Mytilus trossulus; Sea ducks; Shellfish aquaculture

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIBIONT; GROWING SEASON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POULTRY; PREY AVAILABILITY; SHELLFISH;

ANAS; BUCEPHALA; BUCEPHALA ISLANDICA; MELANITTA PERSPICILLATA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS TROSSULUS;

EID: 35748932926     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07046     Document Type: Article

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