Effect of predator netting on recruitment and growth of Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum) on soft substrate intertidal plots in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1035-1044

  Munroe, Daphne ^a,b   Mckinley, R Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Clam farming; Intertidal; Larval recruitment; Larval settlement; Predator netting

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 38349040048     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[1035:EOPNOR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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