Distances of dispersal of juvenile bivalves (Mya arenaria (Linnaeus), Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus), Gemma gemma (Totten))

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 376, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-84

  Jennings, Lindsay B ^a   Hunt, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bedload transport; Dispersal; Estuary; Flume; Juvenile bivalves

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; DISPERSAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUME EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL CURRENT;

NAVESINK ESTUARY; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; GEMMA GEMMA; INVERTEBRATA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 67650621196     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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