title: [Megapitaria squalida (Bivalvia: Veneridae) fishery landings and temperature relationship in Bahía de la Paz, México].
abstract: The clam Megapitaria squalida is a fishing resource with increasing importance in Northwestern Mexico. Nevertheless, this fishery has shown important variations that could be related to environmental factors. To assess this, monthly landings of M. squalida were analyzed during 2002-2005 for Bahía de La Paz, B.C.S., and were related with monthly time series of sea surface temperature, derived from MODIS-Aqua Sensor. The results showed a positive and significant relationship between sea surface temperature and clam landings. The likely impact of anomalous conditions of sea temperature on this resource is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C., Mar Bermejo No. 195. Colonia Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur. México. mvazquez@cibnor.mx
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vázquez Hurtado
authors.forename: Marlenne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manzano Sarabia
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ortega Rubio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000145:classification*; D005398:Fisheries; D008800:Mexico; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature