View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by National Documentation Centre - EKT journals Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 14, 2013 Comparative distribution of the fan mussel Atrina fragilis (Bivalvia, Pinnidae) in protected and trawled areas of the north Aegean Sea (Thermaikos Gulf) FRYGANIOTIS K. School of Biology, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece ANTONIADOU C. School of Biology, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece CHINTIROGLOU C. School of Biology, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.317 Copyright © 2013 To cite this article: FRYGANIOTIS, K., ANTONIADOU, C., & CHINTIROGLOU, C. (2013). Comparative distribution of the fan mussel Atrina fragilis (Bivalvia, Pinnidae) in protected and trawled areas of the north Aegean Sea (Thermaikos Gulf). Mediterranean Marine Science, 14(1), 119-124. doi:https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.317 http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 21/02/2020 05:29:00 | Short Communication Mediterranean Marine Science Indexed in WoS (Web of Science, ISI Thomson) and SCOPUS The journal is available on line at http://www.medit-mar-sc.net http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.317 Comparative distribution of the fan mussel Atrina fragilis (Bivalvia, Pinnidae) in protected and trawled areas of the north Aegean Sea (Thermaikos Gulf) K. FRYGANIOTIS, C. ANTONIADOU and C. CHINTIROGLOU School of Biology, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece Corresponding author:
[email protected] Handling Editor: Stelios Katsanevakis Received: 23 July 2012; Accepted: 4 December 2012; Published on line: 28 February 2013 Abstract The distribution of the fan mussel Atrina fragilis was studied at two contrasting areas of the north Aegean Sea (Thermaikos Gulf): one routinely trawled and one closed to trawlers for over 25 years.