Some Observations on the Biology and the Ecology of a Venus Striatula Population in the Bay of Douarnenez, Brittany

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Guillou, J., Sauriau, P. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1985
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Lofoten; Venus; Petersen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400019391; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400019391

INTRODUCTION Venus striatula (da Costa) (= Venus gallina L.) occurs in high densities in shallow water on a bottom of clean fine sand in the Bay of Douarnenez. The environmental conditions are characterized by an obvious sediment instability due to a high exposure to westerly swells (Guillou & L...