Lethal and sublethal effects of sediment burial on the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 527, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-117

  Colden, Allison M ^a   Lipcius, Romuald N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodeposition; Burial; Mortality; Oysters; Restoration; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CORAL REEF; DEPOSITION; DOMINANCE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MASS MORTALITY; OYSTER CULTURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVORSHIP;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84930734264     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: 16161599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps11244     Document Type: Article

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