PREDICTING THE IMPACTS OF CARCINUS MAENAS PREDATION ON CULTIVATED MYTILUS EDULIS BEDS

Cultivated mussels may be subjected to heavy predation by several predators including the shore crab Carcinus maenas, and crab predation can result in substantial losses from commercial fisheries. In the present study methods were developed to quantify the effects of crab predation on mussel beds, w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of shellfish research 2007-12, Vol.26 (4), p.1089-1098
Hauptverfasser:	MURRAY, L. G, SEED, R, JONES, T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aquaculture Behavior Crabs Fishery management Growth Invasive species Methods mussels Predation (Biology) prey selection s
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