Production of a Population of the Stout Razor Clam (Tagelus plebeius Solander) in a Virginia Estuary

<p>The annual net secondary production of the stout razor clam, <em>Tagelous plebeius</em>, was estimated at three sites on an intertidal sand flat at Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia. Samples were taken at six week intervals for one year. The range of net production (P), mean annual biomass (B), and P/B ratios was 18.3-28.7 g m^-2year^-1, 27.2-53.3 g m^-2, and 0.54-0.67, respectively. The total biomass did not show significant seasonal variation though differences between sites were significant. Production varied temporally but was not significantly different between sites.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Ocean & Earth Sciences

Year dc:date.available

1979

Author dc:creator

• Grussendorf, Mark James

Contributors dc:contributor

• Anthony J. Provenzano, Jr.
• Frank P. Day
• Daniel M. Dauer
• Ronald E. Johnson
• Harris H. White

• Clams
• Lynnhaven Inlet
• Virginia
• Biomass
• Oceanography

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https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/oeas_etds/119

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oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:oeas_etds-1123