Ecological effects of the harvest phase of Geoduck (Panopea generosa Gould, 1850) aquaculture on Infaunal communities in southern Puget sound, Washington

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-187

  Vanblaricom, Glenn R ^a,b   Eccles, Jennifer L ^b   Olden, Julian D ^b   McDonald, P Sean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

aquaculture; benthic; disturbance; extralimital; geoduck; infauna; intertidal; Panopea generosa; Puget Sound; spillover

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; PANOPEA GENEROSA;

EID: 84925445967     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.034.0121     Document Type: Article

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