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Aspects of the ecology and growth of an intertidal juvenile population ofConcholepas concholepas(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) at Las Cruces, Chile
✍ Scribed by Ch. Guisado; J. C. Castilla
- Book ID
- 104753356
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-3162
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✦ Synopsis
The habitat, density and growth rate for an intertidal population of Concholepas concholepas (Brugui6re, 1789) were studied at Las Cruces, Chile (Lat. 33~
Long.
71~
during [1977][1978]. The growth rate (3.67mm month -I) was determined in a newly settled group, whose average length was 11.3 ram, and whose age was estimated at 3 months. The densities found ranged between 1.1 and 107.3 "locos" m -2. Based on these results, the time of settlement of C. eoncholepas was calculated; capsule deposition, maximum maturity and recruitment reported by other authors for different localities are discussed.