Body size, population density and factors regulating suspension-cultured blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) populations

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-254

  Fréchette, Marcel ^a   Lachance Bernard, Myriam ^a   Daigle, Gaétan ^b  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mussel culture; Mussel density; Population regulation; Self thinning

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SELF THINNING; SHELLFISH CULTURE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 78650902389     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2010028     Document Type: Article

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