Dekshenieks MMHofmann EEKlinck JMPowell EN2010-02-152010-02-151994 199http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23020-A size-structured, time-dependent population model has been developed to investigate growth and mortality of larvae and adults of Crassostrea virginica in a physically energetic system. This population model is coupled to a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model for the Galveston Bay systemASW,USA,Texas,Galveston BayCrassostreaCrassostrea virginicaestuariesEstuarine dynamicsGalveston BaygrowthmodellingMortalityO 5060 AquacultureOyster culturepopulation dynamicsQ1 01583 Shellfish cultureQ3 01583 Shellfish culturerecruitmentShellfishUSACONF