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IN a study of the intensity and distribution of spatfalls of Cardium edule on the Cark sands in More-cambe Bay, it was found that the heaviest falls occur (a) where tidal streams meet—such localities being described locally as 'meetings'—and (b) where banks shelter a stretch of ground from prevailing winds. The heaviest falls occur at about the half-tide level.
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ORTON, J. Some Interrelations between Bivalve Spatfalls, Hydrography and Fisheries. Nature 140, 505–506 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140505b0
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