Mortality and Condition of the American Oyster in Galveston Bay, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorSoniat TMen_US
dc.contributor.authorSmith LEen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrody MSen_US
dc.contributor.otherContributions in Marine Scienceen_US
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dc.date.issued1989 Decen_US
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dc.description.abstractMortality and condition of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica , were studied on sixteen 0.1-hectare sites on reefs in the bay. Oyster mortality was evaluated by 3 methods--the box-count method (number of articulated empty shells/number of articulated empty shells plus live oysters), the catch-curve method (log frequency versus size), and by tray experiments in which open tray, closed tray, and predator-inclusion trays (in which an oyster drill, Thais haemostoma was enclosed in each) were used. A weight/volume condition index was positively correlated with a gonadal index. Glycogen concentration was negatively correlated with salinity whereas intensity of infection by Perkinsus marinus was positively correlated with salinity. High mortalities were apparently the result of frequent flooding at low salinity sites, but appeared to be caused by the oyster drill and disease (due to the protozoan P. marinus ) at high-salinity sites.en_US
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 8ArticleEnglishSONIAT, T. MUNIV NEW ORLEANS,DEPT BIOL SCI,LAKEFRONT,NEW ORLEANS,LA 70148Cited References Count: 64DN330PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY, PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373PORT ARANSASen_US
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dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectmortality causesen_US
dc.subjectprotozoan diseasesen_US
dc.subjectmarine molluscsen_US
dc.subjectbody conditionsen_US
dc.subjectUSA, Texas, Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectThais haemostomaen_US
dc.subjectASW, Galveston Bayen_US
dc.titleMortality and Condition of the American Oyster in Galveston Bay, Texasen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue31()en_US

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