Production of a Population of the Stout Razor Clam (Tagelus plebeius Solander) in a Virginia Estuary
Date of Award
Spring 1979
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Ocean & Earth Sciences
Program/Concentration
Oceanography
Committee Director
Anthony J. Provenzano, Jr.
Committee Member
Frank P. Day
Committee Member
Daniel M. Dauer
Committee Member
Ronald E. Johnson
Committee Member
Harris H. White
Abstract
The annual net secondary production of the stout razor clam, Tagelous plebeius, 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.
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DOI
10.25777/k9ah-z583
Recommended Citation
Grussendorf, Mark J..
"Production of a Population of the Stout Razor Clam (Tagelus plebeius Solander) in a Virginia Estuary"
(1979). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, Ocean & Earth Sciences, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/k9ah-z583
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