Effect of low salinity on the survival of recently hatched veliger of Nassarius reticulatus (L.) in estuarine habitats: A case study of Ria de Aveiro

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-143

  Génio, Luciana ^a   Sousa, Ana ^b   Vaz, Nuno ^b   Dias, João M ^b   Barroso, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Larvae; Mathematical models; Nassarius reticulatus; Ria de Aveiro; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GASTROPOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GASTROPODA; NASSARIUS RETICULATUS;

EID: 41449106188     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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