Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2003
Series
Educational series; no. 55.
Abstract
This booklet gives information and data-based exercises describing ecological and economic connections between introduced rapa whelk Rapana venosa predators and local hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria in the lower Chesapeake Bay. The information is focused to answer the question: "How many hard clams could a rapa whelk eat in one year?
Description
Also published as Virginia sea grant publication ; no. VSG-03-01 Note: This material may not meet current educational standards and is presented as part of the Institute's historical publications.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5PF36
Keywords
Veined rapa whelk -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Study and teaching; Northern quahog -- Predators of -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Study and teaching; Predation (Biology); Mercenaria; Rapana
Recommended Citation
Harding, J. M., Clark, V. P., & Mann, R. L. (2003) Predators in action : rapa whelks vs. hard clams. Educational series; no. 55.. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5PF36
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