Oyster (crassostrea virginica, gmelin 1791) population dynamics on public reefs in the great Wicomico River, Virginia, USA

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-290

  Southworth, Melissa ^a   Harding, Juliana M ^a   Wesson, James A ^b   Mann, Roger ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Virginia Marine Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oyster; Great Wicomico River; mortality; population demographics; recruitment; shell budgets

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS MARINUS;

EID: 77955259625     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.029.0202     Document Type: Article

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