Impacts of estuarine acidification on survival and growth of Sydney rock oysters Saccostrea glomerata (Gould 1850)

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 519-527

  Dove, Michael C ^a   Sammut, Jesmond ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soil; Estuarine acidification; Growth; Oyster; Saccostrea glomerata; Survival

Indexed keywords

OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 36649021781     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[519:IOEAOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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