Transport of juvenile clams: Effects of species and sediment grain size

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-284

  Hunt, Heather L ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bivalve dispersal; Clam; Recruitment; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BURROWING; DISPERSAL; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

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

EID: 7044220858     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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