A comparative analysis of three habitat suitability models for commercial yield estimation of Tapes philippinarum in a North Adriatic coastal lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy).

A GIS-based habitat suitability model for commercial yield estimation of Tapes philippinarum in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy)

Habitat suitability models have been extensively used by conservation planners to estimate the likelihood of occurrence and abundance of threatened wildlife species in terrestrial ecosystems, but they have been rarely applied to aquatic environment. In this study a GIS-based habitat suitability (HS) model has been developed to identify suitable sites for Manila clam (Tapes philippinarum) farmin...

Estimating clam yield potential in the Sacca di Goro lagoon (Italy) by using a two-part conditional model

The assessment of clam yield potential and the identification of suitable sites for clam rearing are a necessary step to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of the exploitation activities in a regulated fishery. We discuss the development, validation and application of a method for estimating the clam yield potential of a northern Adriatic lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy) by comb...

Density and temperature-dependence of vital rates in the Manila clam Tapes philippinarum: a stochastic demographic model

We developed a demographic and management model for the Manila clam Tapes philippinarum (one of the most important commercial mollusc species in Europe) from data collected in the Sacca di Goro lagoon, Italy. Herein, we describe growth and survival processes by 2 submodels incorporating temperature-driven fluctuations in vital parameters, density-dependent effects on survival, and sediment type...

Manila Clam (Tapes philippinarum Adams & Reeve, 1852) in the Lagoon of Marano and Grado (Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy): Socio-Economic and Environmental Pathway of a Shell Farm

A Decision Support System for the Management of Coastal Lagoons

The correct management of coastal lagoon areas with anthropic exploitation is a difficult task for local authorities. Socio-economic interests and environment preservation are typically contrasting objectives between which a suitable trade-off must be achieved. The solution of this problem requires the development of interdisciplinary and multicriteria approaches. Motivated by future applicatio...