Influences of physical and biological variables on softshell clam (Mya arenaria linneaus 1758) burial

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 391-400

  Pariseau, Julie ^a   Myrand, Bruno ^b   Desrosiers, Gaston ^a   Chevarie, Lise ^c   Giguère, Michel ^d  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^c Soc Devmt de l'Industrie Maricole   (Canada)

^d MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burial; Mya arenaria; Seeding

Indexed keywords

AVES; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYA; MYA ARENARIA; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 36649025044     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[391:IOPABV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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