Culture potential of the pearl oyster (Pinctada imbricata) from the Caribbean. II. Spat collection, and growth and mortality in culture systems

Aquaculture

Volumn 189, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 375-388

  Urban, H Jörg ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Caribbean; Growth rates; Mortality rates; Pinctada imbricata; Predators; Spat collection

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GROWTH; MORTALITY; OYSTER CULTURE; SPAT COLLECTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

CYMATIUM; PINCTADA IMBRICATA;

EID: 0034597434     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(00)00394-X     Document Type: Article

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