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PT J
TI Decline of the Chesapeake Bay oyster population : a century of habitat destruction and overfishing
BT 
AF ROTHSCHILD, BJ
   AULT, JS
   GOULLETQUER, Philippe
   HERAL, Maurice
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:2;
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C1 University of Maryland, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons. Maryland 20688, USA
   IFREMER, NATL ECOSYST CONCHYLICOLES LAB, F-17390 LA TREMBLADE, FRANCE.
C2 UNIV MARYLAND, USA
   IFREMER, FRANCE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
IF 1.928
TC 359
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1994/publication-3080.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;OYSTERS;POPULATION DYNAMICS;OVERFISHING
AB The oyster population in the Maryland portion ot Chesapeake Bay, USA, has declined by more than 50-Iold since the early part of this century. The paper presents evidence that the mechanical destruction of habitat and stock over fishing have been important factors in the decline, even thouqh it is commonly thought that 'water quality' and, more recently, oyster diseases are critical. Quantitative analyses show that the long-term decline 01 oysters largely resuIts from habitat loss associated with intense fishing pressure early in this century and stock over fishing from early in the century throuqh recent limes. Furthermore, the major ecological effects on Chesapeake Bay occurred weIl betore World War II, before industrialization and the reported prevalence of disease. To effect the recovery of the ailing Chesapeake Bay oyster stock, a 4-point management strategy is proposed.
PY 1994
PD AUG
SO Marine Ecology Progress Series
SN 0171-8630
PU Inter-research
VL 111
IS 1-2
UT A1994PB96700004
BP 29
EP 39
DI 10.3354/meps111029
ID 3080
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