Sink before you settle: Settlement behaviour of Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larvae on artificial spat collectors and natural substrate

Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are ecosystem engineers that are important to the ecological and economic sustainability of Atlantic Canada’s estuarine resources. Recently, there has been an increased industry demand for oyster spat (i.e., newly-settled larvae), which is often collected usin...

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Main Authors: Luke A. Poirier, Jeff C. Clements, John D.P. Davidson, Gilles Miron, Jeff Davidson, Luc A. Comeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235251341830156X