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- Title
Effects of off-bottom shellfish aquaculture on winter habitat use by molluscivorous sea ducks.
- Authors
Žydelis, Ramūnas; Esler, Daniel; Kirk, Molly; Boyd, W. Sean
- Abstract
The article presents a study which examines the interaction between off-bottom, suspended oyster farming, and wintering sea ducks in British Columbia. It states the importance and environmental consequences of shellfish aquaculture. It notes that the study was conducted in the Malaspina Complex, a coastal basin in British Columbia, and was accomplished through the evaluation of the common duck species in the area and its relationship with the natural environmental attributes and shellfish aquaculture. Moreover, the result of the study indicates that the surf scoter and Barrow's goldeneye, the common duck species, were strongly attracted to the shellfish aquaculture operations.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; AQUACULTURE; SHELLFISH; SURF scoter; ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis; OYSTERS; MARINE ecology; BIOTIC communities; REPRODUCTION
- Publication
Aquatic Conservation, 2009, Vol 19, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
1052-7613
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aqc.977