Impact of green crab (Carcinus maenas L.) predation on a population of soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria L.) in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. From: Journal of Shellfish Research | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Floyd, Trevor; Williams, Jim | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT A caging experiment was carried out on an estuarine mudflat in Pomquet Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada from late Mayto early September 2001. Six replicate 0.83 [m.sup.2] cages were set up for each of the following treatments: low predator density cages withone green crab (Carcinus maenas), high predator density with five green crabs, exclosure cages with no crabs, and control cages with sections of the sides removed. In addition, six 0.83 [m.sup.2] sections of exposed mudflat...