Impact of harvest by humans on mussel populations around Easter

The current macroeconomic scenario has subjected Portuguese coastal areas to greater human pressure caused by the ever-increasing shellfish harvest. Every year on Holy Friday, hundreds of people make their way to coastal areas and frantically capture hundreds of bags worth of mussels in a short amou...

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Main Author: Ferreira,Ana Margarida (author)
Other Authors: Seixas,Sónia (author), Rijo,Andreia (author), Faria,Sara (author), Fialho,Vânia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1646-88722013000200003
Country:Portugal
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