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Clams and oysters in Charlotte County and vicinity.
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- Date Issued:
- 1962
- Abstract/Description:
- Field investigations made in June of 1962 in association with the Florida Conservation Patrol to survey three species of bivalve mollusks that have commercial significance in Charlotte County and the vicinity. The species studied were the Quahog hardshell clam, Mercenaria campechiensis, the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, and the Rangia marsh clam, Rangia cuneata. The study is aimed at preserving the viability of commercial clam and oyster harvesting in the area in the face of increasing urbanization.
Title: | Clams and oysters in Charlotte County and vicinity. |
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Name(s): |
Woodburn, Kenneth D. PALMM (Project) |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1962 | |
Publisher: | Florida Board of Conservation, Division of Salt Water Fisheries | |
Place of Publication: | St. Petersburg, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | electronic | |
Extent: | 29 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. | |
Language(s): | eng | |
Abstract/Description: | Field investigations made in June of 1962 in association with the Florida Conservation Patrol to survey three species of bivalve mollusks that have commercial significance in Charlotte County and the vicinity. The species studied were the Quahog hardshell clam, Mercenaria campechiensis, the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, and the Rangia marsh clam, Rangia cuneata. The study is aimed at preserving the viability of commercial clam and oyster harvesting in the area in the face of increasing urbanization. | |
Identifier: | AAA7725 QF, GC20000001 (IID), 173890 (digitool), fgcu:23052 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
by Kenneth D. Woodburn. Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 2003. (Florida heritage collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced by Florida Gulf Coast University from a report held in the FGCU Library, Fort Myers. |
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Subject(s): |
Shellfish fisheries -- Florida -- Charlotte County Clam fisheries -- Florida -- Charlotte County Oyster culture -- Florida -- Charlotte County Charlotte Harbor Information Resource Center documents Southwest Florida environmental documents collection |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | Electronic resource(JPEG) | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | Electronic resource(PDF) | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | FGCU | |
Other Format: |
(OCoLC)08630061 |
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Is Part of Series: |
FSBCML ; no. 62-12. Florida. Marine Laboratory. |