Rebecca van Beneden
Assoc. Dir. Biological Sciences
306 Murray Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
207.581.2602
rebeccav@maine.edu
Sara Lindsay
School of Marine Sciences, UM
214 Libby Hall
Orono, ME 04469
207.581.2739
slindsay@maine.edu
Soft-shell clams are among the state's five most valuable fisheries, but recent population declines in eastern Maine have led to speculation that agricultural pesticides and herbicides might be a contributing factor. In laboratory toxicology experiments, the researchers will expose clams to several pesticides commonly used on fields and found in eastern Maine rivers. These data will be used to build a matrix population model to determine potential population-level effects of toxicity on soft-shell clams.
2-year project. 2002-2004
Year 1: $52,000
Year 2: $56,631
Total: $108,631
Associated Publications
Yuying Zhang, 2005, Modeling the population and community of American lobster in the Gulf of Maine. M.S. in Oceanography, University of Maine, Orono
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