| Winter mortalities of the manila clam rl1d1 tapes philippinarum along the french atlantic coasts : biochemical and ecophysio-logical aspects. For some years, high mortalities on Manila clam's breeding occured at the end of Winter on Atlantic coasts. The ecophysioIogicaI 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 metabol ic 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). |
