Restoration of oyster reefs along a bio-physical gradient in Mobile Bay, Alabama

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1163-1169

  Gregalis, Kevan C ^a,b   Powers, Sean P ^a,c   Heck Jr , Kenneth L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Crassostrea virginica; Gulf of Mexico; Oyster reef; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; INVERTEBRATA; ISCHADIUM RECURVUM; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 58149234194     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000-27.5.1163     Document Type: Article

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