Coralline algal rhodoliths enhance larval settlement and early growth of the pacific calico scallop Argopecten ventricosus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 396, Issue , 2009, Pages 49-60

  Steller, Diana L ^a   Cáceres Martínez, Carlos ^b  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Argopecten ventricosus; Bah a concepci n; Coralline; Larval settlement cues; Lithophyllum margaritae; Maerl; Rhodolith; Scallop

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE SEDIMENT; NURSERY GROUND; RED ALGA; RHODOLITH; SCALLOP CULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SPAIN;

ALGAE; ARGOPECTEN VENTRICOSUS; INVERTEBRATA; LITHOPHYLLUM MARGARITAE; LOESELIASTRUM; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 73649129268     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08261     Document Type: Article

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