Growth, condition, survival and feeding rate of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg) cultured in three distinct South African environments
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: 14 Introduction 16 Materials and methods 17 Study sites 17 Temperature and chlorophyll a 18 Oyster stocks and husbandry 18 Measurements of growth: live and dry mass gain 20 Oyster condition index 21 Mortality and fouling 22 Results 23 Environmental variables 23 Growth 26 Position within cage influenced growth 34 Oyster condition: shell mass relative to body mass and DWCI 35 Seasonal patterns in DWCI 37 Mortality and fouling 40 Discussion 44 Summary 47 Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za
Author: Aldi Pieterse
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1454632589