Fouling and predation; how do they affect growth and survival of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, during nursery culture?

Aquaculture International

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 545-555

  Pit, Josiah H ^a   Southgate, Paul C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fouling; Growth; Juveniles; Nursery culture; Pearl oyster; Pinctada; Pinctada margaritifera; Predation

Indexed keywords

FOULING; GROWTH; OYSTER CULTURE; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; GONODACTYLUS; MARGARITIFERA; OSTREIDAE; PINCTADA; PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA; PLATYHELMINTHES; STOMATOPODA;

EID: 1642283043     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AQUI.0000013310.17400.97     Document Type: Article

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