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RS-00002: Distribution and population dynamics of the edible bivalve species Meretrix casta (Chemnitz) in the Dutch canal of Sri Lanka

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RS-00002: Distribution and population dynamics of the edible bivalve species ...
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...

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Perna perna , Saccostrea mordax , Septifer virgatus , Donax deltoides , Chama fragum , Saccostrea cucullata , Chama reflexa , Cassottea madrasensis , Donax faba , Geloina coaxans , Sacostrea sp. , Brachiodontes sp. , Gafrarium tumidum , Donax cuneatus , Meritrix sp. , Meritrix casta
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Resources Survey
environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
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Sri Lanka
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English
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Jayawickrema, E. M., & Wijeyaratne, M. J. S. (2010). Distribution and population dynamics of the edible bivalve species Meretrix casta (Chemnitz) in the Dutc...

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