Macroalgal support of cultured hard clams in a low nitrogen coastal lagoon

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 498, Issue , 2014, Pages 187-201

  Hondula, Kelly L ^a,b   Pace, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Hydrogen isotopes; Macroalgae; Mercenaria mercenaria; SIAR; Stable isotope analysis in R

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894490331     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10644     Document Type: Article

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