Changes in small scale spatial structure of cockle Cerastoderma edule (L.) post-larvae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 468, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Whitton, Timothy Andrew ^a   Jenkins, Stuart Rees ^a   Richardson, Christopher Allan ^a   Hiddink, Jan Geert ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerastoderma edule; Cockle; Patchiness; Post larvae; Small scale; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATE SIZE; CLAM CULTURE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MUDFLAT; PATCHINESS; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

DEE ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CERASTODERMA EDULE;

EID: 84925387500     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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