Growth and production of the venerid bivalve Eurhomalea exalbida in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego
Lomovasky, B.J.; Brey, T.; Morriconi, E.; Calvo, J. (2002). Growth and production of the venerid bivalve Eurhomalea exalbida in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego. J. Sea Res. 48(3): 209-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1385-1101(02)00133-8
In: Journal of Sea Research. Elsevier/Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Amsterdam; Den Burg. ISSN 1385-1101; e-ISSN 1873-1414, more
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Biological production
Population functions > Growth
Population functions > Mortality
Production
Production
Production
Products > Food > Foods > Products > Seafoods > Bivalvia > Shellfish > Clams
PSW, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Beagle Channel
PSW, Chile, Tierra del Fuego, Beagle Channel
Eurhomalea exalbida (Dillwyn, 1817) [WoRMS]
Beagle Channel [Marine Regions]; Beagle Channel [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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Eurhomalea exalbida; clams; growth; mortality; production; BeagleChannel |
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- Lomovasky, B.J., correspondent
- Brey, T.
- Morriconi, E.
- Calvo, J.
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| Abstract |
Growth, mortality and productivity of the hard clam Eurhomalea exalbida from Ushuaia Bay, Beagle Channel, were investigated. The parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth function were estimated to be H∞ = 74 mm, K = 0.18 y -1, t0 = 0.15 y. Maximum individual production amounted to 2.74 g shell-free wet mass (SFWM) at 49.5 mm shell height. Animals between 40 mm and 70 mm shell height contributed most to overall population somatic production P of 134 g SFWM m -2 y -1. Mean annual biomass B amounted to 1123 g SFWM m -2 y -1. Annual P/B ratio and mortality rate Z were estimated to be 0.12 y -1 and 0.14 y -1, respectively. Slow growth and low turnover make this population less suitable for sustainable commercial exploitation. |
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