Mussels, whether in natural or commercial populations, may therefore endure greater predation pressure by H. sanguineus than would hard clams.
Our primary experiments focused on odors derived from the hard clam.
In North Carolina estuaries, the hard clam generally shows lower growth rates in habitats where predation rates are higher.
In the present study site, however, the average ambient density of hard clams was higher in the sand flat than the seagrass bed, the oyster rock and the mud flat.
The hard clam is a commercially important bivalve along the Atlantic coast of North America and its ecology has been studied intensively.
Definition of hard clam in US English:
hard clam
noun
another term for quahog
Example sentencesExamples
In the present study site, however, the average ambient density of hard clams was higher in the sand flat than the seagrass bed, the oyster rock and the mud flat.
Our primary experiments focused on odors derived from the hard clam.
Mussels, whether in natural or commercial populations, may therefore endure greater predation pressure by H. sanguineus than would hard clams.
In North Carolina estuaries, the hard clam generally shows lower growth rates in habitats where predation rates are higher.
The hard clam is a commercially important bivalve along the Atlantic coast of North America and its ecology has been studied intensively.