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Growth And Production Of The Dwarf Surf Clam Mulinia Lateralis (Say 1822) In A Georgia Estuary, Randal L. Walker, Kenneth R. Tenore

Gulf and Caribbean Research

The bivalve Mulinia lateralis is a dominant member of estuarine benthos, but its presence and abundance in Georgia estuarine waters is sporadic over time. Recruitment and production was monitored from 1977 through 1981 at three inner and one outer more saline ( > 18 ppt) areas of Wassaw Sound. Until the winter of 1981, Mulinia lateralis was absent or at very low densities. Significant settlement occurred in January 1981 when densities in the outer sound reached as high as 63,000 individuals • m^-2). The clam was more abundant in sandy mud (x̄ = 10,161 • m^-2) than …