Type

Text

Date

1977

Language

en_US

Subject

Marine Sciences. | Atmospheric Sciences. | Clam fisheries -- New York (State) -- Great South Bay. | Clams -- New York (State) -- Great South Bay. | National Sea Grant Program -- New York Sea Grant Institute. | Bluepoints Company. | Great South Bay Farmers Co-op Association. | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. | Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Fellowship Program.

Source

Greene, G. T. Winterkill of hard clams in Great South Bay, N.Y., 1976-77 / G. T. Greene, D. S. Becker. Stony Brook : Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, 1977.

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/11401/66078

Contributor

Marine Sciences Research Center

Creator

Greene, G.T.

Publisher

Stony Brook, NY | Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University

Format

application/pdf

Description

23 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Bibliography.,from the abstract, "To estimate mortality of the commercially important hard clam (Meraenaria meraenaria) resources of Great South Bay, New York, during the severe winter of 1976-77, clams were sampled at 31 stations in the Bay. Mortality was quite variable and ranged from O to 27.2 %. Mortality showed no strong relation to any of the variables measured at each station: depth, salinity, substrate particle size, substrate organic content, and clam density. . .

Relation

Special report (State University of New York at Stony Brook. Marine Sciences Research Center);9

Rights

Stony Brook University

Share

COinS