Xavier Teacute;tard Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hydrobiology ,Physiology of Marine Organisms,Fisheries Biology and Management,Marine Biology ,Marine Chemistry
Comit
Xavier Teacute;tard works at the Comité Régional des Pêches Maritimes de Normandie, 9 Quai Général Lawton Collins, 50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France. Specialized in Hydrobiology, Hydrology, Marine Conversation, Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Olivier Basuyaux, Florence Beck, Jean-Philippe Pezy, Alexandrine Baffreau, Yann Joncourt, Xavier Tétard and Jean-Claude Dauvin
Evaluation of Ruditapes spp. Clam Stock on the Western Coast of Cotentin (English Channel)
The Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum (Adam and Reeve 1850) was introduced into France in the 1970s and now dominates the European clam Ruditapes decusattus (Linnaeus 1758) in the intertidal zone of the western Cotentin (English Channel). While it has successfully colonized a large variety of sediment habitats, from muddy sand to gravel, the densities remain< 20 ind. m-2. In this extensive intertidal zone, it is difficult to estimate the density as well as the stock of such di... view more»