Sub-lethal effects of off-road vehicles (ORVs) on surf clams on sandy beaches

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 113-118

  Sheppard, Natalie ^a   Pitt, Kylie A ^a   Schlacher, Thomas A ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body condition; Burrowing; Donax deltoides; Human impacts; Recreational ecology; Sandy shores

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BURROWING; CLAM CULTURE; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FITNESS; WAVE RUNUP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; DONAX DELTOIDES; MACTRIDAE;

EID: 70349975707     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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