ISSN:
1365-2109
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
We examined the relationship between algal food (Chaetoceros gracilis and Pavlova lutheri) density and the respiration rate of Japanese pearl oysters, Pinctada fucata martensii. The respiration rate increased consistently with food density, independent of algal species. However, the respiration rate decreased at food densities 〉107 µm3 mL−1, suggesting inactivation of the digestion system by the high-food density. Our results suggested that eutrophicated or turbid environments may be unfavourable to the growth of P. fucata martensii.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1355-557X.2001.00640.x
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