Health and growth performance of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) from two hanging cultivation sites in the German Bight: A nearshore-offshore comparison

Aquaculture International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 751-778

  Brenner, M ^a,b   Buchholz, C ^a   Heemken, O ^c   Buck, B H ^a,b,d   Koehler, A ^a,e  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Institute for Marine Resources IMARE   (Germany)

^c Institute for Fish and Fishery Products (LAVES)   (Germany)

^d University of Bremerhaven   (Germany)

^e JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blue mussel; Lipofuscin; Lysosomal membrane stability; Neutral lipids; Offshore cultivation; Scope of growth; Stress response

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVATION; GROWTH MODELING; LIPID; MUSSEL CULTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMAN BIGHT; NORTH SEA;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 84864277102     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-012-9501-0     Document Type: Article

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