Citation: King, P.A., McGrath, D. & Britton, W. 1990 The use of artificial substrates in monitoring mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) settlement on an exposed rocky shore in the west of Ireland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 70: 371-380
Number of Pages: 10
Volume Part: 2
Keywords: Fauna, Galway, Marine, Mollusca, Monitoring, Open Coast, Plankton, Rock
Abstract: Paper describes the use of artificial substrates to monitor Mytilus edulis settlement on an exposed rocky shore at Ballynahown, in Galway Bay. Possible source of these recruiting mussels is also discussed.