Growth, Survival and Reproduction of the Giant Clam Tridacna maxima (Röding 1798, Bivalvia) in Two Contrasting Lagoons in French Polynesia.

Shell growth, reproduction, and natural mortality of the giant clam Tridacna maxima were characterized over a two-year-period in the lagoon of the high island of Tubuai (Austral Archipelago) and in the semi-closed lagoon of Tatakoto (Tuamotu Archipelago) in French Polynesia. We also recorded tempera...

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Main Authors: Simon Van Wynsberge, Serge Andréfouët, Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni, Colette C C Wabnitz, Mathilde Menoud, Gilles Le Moullac, Peva Levy, Antoine Gilbert, Georges Remoissenet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5261826?pdf=render