The Manila clam in Poole Harbour
Jensen, A.; Humphreys, J.; Caldow, R.; Cesar, C. (2005). The Manila clam in Poole Harbour, in: Humphreys, J. et al. The ecology of Poole Harbour. Proceedings in Marine Science, 7: pp. 163-173. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1568-2692(05)80018-x
In: Humphreys, J.; May, V. (Ed.) (2005). The ecology of Poole Harbour. Proceedings in Marine Science, 7. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISBN 978-0-444-52064-7. 1-282 pp., more
In: Proceedings in Marine Science. Elsevier: New York. ISSN 1568-2692; e-ISSN 2352-2860, more
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Document type: Conference paper
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Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) [WoRMS]; Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) [WoRMS]
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- Jensen, A.
- Humphreys, J.
- Caldow, R.
- Cesar, C.
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The Manila Clam Tapes philippinarum was introduced to Poole Harbour in 1989 as a novel species for aquaculture. Contrary to expectations this species has become naturalized in the harbour, probably the northernmost location in Europe for this to occur. The chapter discusses possible reasons why this should have happened. The naturalized clam is now fished extensively in the western part of the harbour and preliminary data suggest that the pump-scoop method of fishing does not increase the degree of infaunal community disturbance (as measured by an ABC plot), but may have some effect on the sediment character. |
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