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Culture of Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus): effects of density, predator exclusion device, and bag inversion

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Date Issued:
1999
Title: Culture of Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus): effects of density, predator exclusion device, and bag inversion.
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Name(s): Fernandez, Eva M., creator
Lin, Junda, creator
Scarpa, John, creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 1999
Publisher: National Shellfisheries Association, Inc.
Extent: 8 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3174048 (digitool), FADT3174048 (IID), fau:5755 (fedora)
Note(s): Growth, survival, and condition index (CI) of the northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758), cultured in nylon mesh bags (1.2 x 1.2 m) were assessed against density and predator exclusion device (PED: Vexar net with 2.5-cm openings) in the northern Indian River Lagoon at Oak Hill, Florida.
This manuscript may be cited as: Fernández, E. M., Lin J., & Scarpa, J. (1999). Culture of Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus): effects of density, predator exclusion device, and bag inversion. Journal of Shellfish Research, 18(1), 77-83.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1290.
Subject(s): Northern quahog --Development
Northern quahog --Reproduction
Density
Fouling
Predation (Biology)
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174048
Restrictions on Access: ©1999 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc.
Host Institution: FAU