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The Estimation of Secondary Production of the Marine Bivalve Spisula subtruncata (DA COSTA) in the Area of the Po River Delta
Romano Ambrogi,
Anna Occhipinti Ambrogi,
Romano Ambrogi
ENEL - Centro di Ricerca Termica e Nudeare, Via Rubattino, 54; 1–20134 Milano, Italy.
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Università di Pavia - Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Sezione di Ecologia, Palazzo Botta, 1–27100 Pavia, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorRomano Ambrogi,
Anna Occhipinti Ambrogi,
Romano Ambrogi
ENEL - Centro di Ricerca Termica e Nudeare, Via Rubattino, 54; 1–20134 Milano, Italy.
Search for more papers by this authorAnna Occhipinti Ambrogi
Università di Pavia - Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Sezione di Ecologia, Palazzo Botta, 1–27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Abstract. The secondary production of Spisula subtruncata (somatic production) is calculated in the framework of a benthic monitoring study in a coastal area. The temporal trends of density, biomass and growth increments are examined in the three year-classes present. These are compared to certain physical and chemical parameters.
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