Habitat Utilization and Trophic Interactions by Fauna in a Shallow Estuary: Comparisons between Clam Aquaculture and Natural Sites

Aquaculture of the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, has steadily increased in the United States over the past 25 years. In some areas, including along Virginia’s coast, this industry has grown to such a scale that aquaculture systems now exist as agroecosystems within coastal waters. Several featur...

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Main Author: Kling, Lara Gates
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2012
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539617925
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3055&context=etd