Distribution and productivity of fish and macroinvertebrates in mussel aquaculture sites in the Magdalen islands (Québec, Canada)

Aquaculture

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Clynick, B G ^a,b   McKindsey, C W ^a,b   Archambault, P ^a,b  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Benthic macroinvertebrates and fish; Environmental impact; Secondary productivity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH CULTURE; FLATFISH; HABITAT TYPE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUSSEL CULTURE; REEF; ZOOBENTHOS;

CANADA; MAGDALEN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

BIVALVIA; CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCRIDAE; CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 51249096943     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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