MEBIN- Title
- Distribution and population dynamics of the edible bivalve species Meretrix c...
- Abstract
Meretrix casta is a commercially important clam species in Dutch canal, a slow flowing brackish water body in the western coastal region of Sri Lanka. Its abundance at five sampling sites along a 50 km stretch of the canal, which ranged from 60 individuals m-2 to 950 individuals m-2, significantly increased with increasing sand, silt and organic matter content of the bottom sediments. Abundance was negatively correlated with the clay content of the sediments. No significant correlation was...
- Publication Date
- July 19, 2017, 1:15 a.m.
- Keywords
- Bivalve , Meretrix casta , Resource Survey , Mollusc
- Category
- Resources Survey
- environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
- Regions
- M 4
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Jayawickrema, E.M. and Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.2009. Distribution and population dynamics of the edible bivalve species Meretrix casta (Chemnitz) in the Dutch can...
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