Temporal patterns of arrival of beachcast green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) spat harvested for aquaculture in New Zealand and its relationship with hydrodynamic and meteorological conditions

Aquaculture

Volumn 302, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 208-218

  Alfaro, Andrea C ^a   McArdle, Brian ^b   Jeffs, Andrew G ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mussel spat; Periodicity; Perna canaliculus; Spatfall

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BIVALVE; DATA SET; HARVESTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; METEOROLOGY; MUSSEL CULTURE; PERIODICITY; TIDAL RANGE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; NINETY MILE BEACH [VICTORIA]; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

PERNA; PERNA CANALICULUS;

EID: 77950595258     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.02.028     Document Type: Article

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