Unionid Growth Curves Derived from Annual Rings: A Baseline Model for Long Point Bay, Lake Erie
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Vol. 40 (4) , 436-442
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f83-062
Abstract
Growth curves for Lampsilis radiata and Anodonta grandis collected in July 1981 at 3 stations in Long Point Bay, Lake Erie, were determined based on measured lengths at annual winter shell rings. A Walford Plot technique was used to convert annual growth-in-length increments to length vs. age growth models. For the 2 spp., simulated baseline and environmental impact data were used to illustrate the use of baseline growth models in testing for long-term environmental deterioration.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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