Disponibilidad de juveniles por captación natural de la ostra Pteria colymbus (Bivalvia: Pterlidae) en el Golfo de Cariaco, Venezuela
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2000 |
| Descripción: | We examined the spat availability the oyster Pteria colymbus at 6-8 and 19-21 m depths for 15 months (March 1993-June 1994) in Turpialito, Golfo de Cariaco, Venezuela. Spats were trapped using artificial collectors (plastic fílaments in bags, 30 x 60 mm), suspended from a long line. Each collector was replaced by a replica monthly to analyse abundance, shell dimension and mass of P colymbus. Intraweekly, the temperature, salinity, oxygen and food availability (Chlorophylla, total seston, organic and inorganic seston) were determinated. There is juvenile recruitment all year, suggesting continuous reproduction. Spat counts were higher at 6-8 m (generally 50-230 juveniles per collector) with peaks in August and December 1993 (April and June 93 at 19-21 m). The length-weigh mass relation was higher at 19-21 m, suggesting greater food availability because of lower organism density (including P. colymbus) and a greater water flux. Phytoplanktonic abundance and temperature were correlated (r2=0.38) with juvenile abundanc; this relationship and the association of juvenile abundance with higher temperature and Chlorophyll a levels, suggest that spat abundance was higher at the beginning of the water stratification period, when phytoplankton biomass is high. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/29347 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/29347 |
| Palabra clave: | Pteria colymbus spat bivalve aquaculture |