Marine Borer Activity in Test Boards Operated in the Newfoundland Area during 1967–68
Marine wood borer activity is reported on the basis of an examination of 26 test panels that were submerged for approximately 1 year (from May 1967 to June 1968) at selected locations in the Newfoundland area. Limnoria lignorum (Rathke) was present consistently at each location, whereas Teredo naval...
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1970
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f70-027 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f70-027 |
| Summary: | Marine wood borer activity is reported on the basis of an examination of 26 test panels that were submerged for approximately 1 year (from May 1967 to June 1968) at selected locations in the Newfoundland area. Limnoria lignorum (Rathke) was present consistently at each location, whereas Teredo navalis Linnaeus and Psiloteredo megotara (Hanley) were relatively uncommon. |
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