| For some years, high mortalities on Manlia clam's breeding occured at the end of winter on Atlantic coasts. The ecophysiological survey of population was performed using a ground culture technique. This permitted to characterize the conditions related with mortalities such as a loss in dry weight and a decrease of metabolic reserves. A comparison of biochemical composition was conducted during the occurence of mortality on different sites along the Atlantic coast, and in different ecosystems (tidal land, oysters ponds). |
