Impact of green crab (Carcinus maenas L.) predation on a population of soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria L.) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 457-462

  Floyd, Trevor ^a   Williams, Jim ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caging experiment; Carcinus maenas; Green crab; Invasive; Mya arenaria; Predation; Soft shell clam

Indexed keywords

CRAB; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; MUDFLAT; PREDATION; SHELLFISH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; POMQUET HARBOUR;

BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYA ARENARIA; MYIDAE; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 4644242665     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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