THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF COLONISATION BY CRASSOSTREA GIGAS IN THE FOWEY ESTUARY, UK
Crassostrea gigas is native to South East Asia and Japan. Due to the species hardiness and fast growth, the spat has been commercially exported to aquaculture industries worldwide. The first introduction of C. gigas into the UK for commercial cultivation is thought to have been in 1926. The harvesti...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.2/2505 |