Growth Rates of Intertidal Molluscs as Indicators of Effects of Unexpected Incidents of Pollution
Shells of living molluscs contain a record of previous growth rate if the time interval between check marks is known. The check marks in Mytilus edulis and Littorina littorea are probably annual marks. Growth rates of Mytilus in 1969, the year of significant elemental phosphorus pollution at Long Ha...
| 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
1973
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f73-224 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f73-224 |