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Effects of dietary calcium and substrate on growth and survival of juvenile queen conch (Strombus gigas) cultured for stock enhancement

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Date Issued:
2006
Title: Effects of dietary calcium and substrate on growth and survival of juvenile queen conch (Strombus gigas) cultured for stock enhancement.
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Alternative Title: Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
Name(s): Shawl, Amber L., creator
Davis, Megan, creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 2006
Publisher: Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Extent: 9 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 2144514 (digitool), FADT2144514 (IID), fau:5496 (fedora)
Note(s): The queen conch, Strombus gigas, is one of the most valuable fisheries species throughout the Caribbean, however, the populations have been declining for several decades. Research focused on aquaculture, restocking, and transplanting techniques is being conducted to help replenish wild conch populations. A 38 week experiment to determine the influence of diet and substrate on queen conch growth and survival began at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Ft. Pierce, Florida in December 2003.
This manuscript may be cited as Shawl, Amber and Megan Davis (2006) Effects of dietary calcium and substrate on growth and survival of juvenile queen conch (Strombus gigas) Cultured for Stock Enhancement in Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 57: 955-962.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1575.
Includes Spanish abstract.
Subject(s): Queen conch
Aquaculture
Marine ecology --Caribbean Area
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2144514
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Restrictions on Access: ©2006 Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
Host Institution: FAU