Density, size structure, shell orientation and epibiontic colonization of the fan mussel Pinna nobilis L. 1758 (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in three contrasting habitats in an estuarine area of Sardinia (W Mediterranean)

Density, size structure, shell orientation and epibiontic colonization of the fan mussel Pinna nobilis L. 1758 (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in three contrasting habitats in an estuarine area of Sardinia (W Mediterranean)

We investigated the spatial distribution, size structure, shell orientation and valve colonization by epibionts of the endangered Mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis in three continuous but different habitats in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia, western Mediterranean). The sampling stations chosen wer...

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Main Authors: Piero Addis, Marco Secci, Gianni Brundu, Andrea Manunza, Stefano Corrias, Angelo Cau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
pinna nobilis
bivalvia
endangered species
population density
size distribution
epibiosis
sardinia
western mediterranean
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1049

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