Oyster shell dissolution rates in estuarine waters: Effects of ph and shell legacy

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 659-669

  Waldbusser, George G ^a   Steenson, Ryan A ^b   Green, Mark A ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Saint Joseph's College of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

biogeochemistry; calcium carbonate; estuarine acidification; oyster reef; oyster shell; pH

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84856249785     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.030.0308     Document Type: Article

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