Species Regional Summary
Mya arenaria
None ( B-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

Sweden/Skaggerak (Strasser 1999); Norway/Oslofjord (Winther and Gray 1985, cited by Strasser 1999; Moller 1986).

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
In the Gulmarfjord, Sweden, high densities of adult M. arenaria inhibited recruitment of spat of both Cerastoderma edule and M. arenaria . However, in some years, heavy recruitment of C. edule could inhibit M. arenaria recruitment (Moller 1986).
 

References

Full Reference List for Mya arenaria

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