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Use of Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly) for control of nuisance algae in Gracilaria verrucosa strain G-16 (seaweed) culture
| Title: | Use of Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly) for control of nuisance algae in Gracilaria verrucosa strain G-16 (seaweed) culture. |
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| Name(s): |
Breden, Chris, creator Bird, Kimon T., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1988 | |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
| Extent: | 3 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3342282 (digitool), FADT3342282 (IID), fau:6404 (fedora), 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1988.tb00944.x (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Details are given of a study conducted to determine whether the sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna can be used to control nuisance algae occurring in tanks or ponds used to culture Gracilaria verrucosa . The seaweed appeared to serve readily as an excellent shelter for the fish; gut contents analyses on the mollies revealed consumption exclusively of organic detritus, diatoms and green algal nuisance algae. The reduction of nuisance algae by the fish did not affect Gracilaria productivity, and the tanks remained noticeable cleaner than those lacking Poecilia. This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ and may be cited as: Breden, C., & Bird, K. T. (1988). Use of Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly) for control of nuisance algae in Gracilaria verrucosa strain G-16 (seaweed) culture. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 19(3), 161-162. doi:10.1111/j.1749-7345.1988.tb00944.x Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #636. |
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| Subject(s): |
Poecilia Gracilaria verrucosa Algae culture Algae--Control |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3342282 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-7345.1988.tb00944.x | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1988 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
