Decadal trends in age structure and recruitment patterns of ocean quahogs Arctica islandica from the Mid-Atlantic Bight in relation to water temperature

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 667-690

  Harding, Juliana M ^a   King, Sarah E ^b   Powell, Eric N ^b   Mann, Roger ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Arctica islandica; Climate change; Mid Atlantic Bight; Ocean quahog; Water temperature; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARCTICA ISLANDICA; BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA;

EID: 50049117510     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[667:DTIASA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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