Citation: Wilson, J.H. 1987 The distribution of Mytilus edulis and anomiid larvae in Kilkieran Bay, Co. Galway. Irish Fisheries Investigations 30B: 1-12
Number of Pages: 12
Keywords: Connemara, Fauna, Galway, Marine, Marine Inlet, Mollusca, Plankton, Reproductive biology
Abstract: Paper describes temporal and spatial distributions of larvae of Mytilus edulis and of anomiids in general in Kilkieran Bay. Areas where major accumulations of mature larvae occur are identified and the factors influencing the distribution of larvae in the neighbourhood of the oyster beds are examined.