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Holocene mangrove dynamics and sea level changes: records from the Tanzanian coast [PDF]

, 2013
Tanzanian mangrove ecosystems have been, and are presently, influenced by changes in climate and sea level. Fluctuations in these environmental conditions lead to adaptations and changes in ecosystem structure and composition.
Punwong, Paramita
core   +6 more sources

Growth rate of farmed Mangrove oysters (Magallana bilineata) at Laucala Bay, Suva, Fiji

Journal of Aquaculture Science, 2023
The cultivation of oysters has a significant historical background in the South Pacific region. The cultivation of pearls has been a significant source of livelihood for numerous island nations.
Melody S. Vanukon Vanukon, Jasha Dehm, Timothy Pickering, Moape Kania, Ciro Rico, Chinthaka Hewavitharane   +5 more
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Morphometric Assessment and Condition Factor of the Mangrove Oyster from a tropical mangrove swamp, off Lagos Lagoon, South-West, Nigeria

Omni-Akuatika, 2022
The size composition, growth pattern and condition factor of One thousand, two hundred and sixty (1260) mangrove oyster - Crassostrea tulipa (C. tulipa) from the mangrove swamp, Lagos Lagoon were studied using recommended morphometric methods.
Victoria Folakemi Akinjogunla, Olufemi Olukolajo Soyinka   +1 more
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Spatiotemporal spatfall dynamics and prevailing estuarine conditions for optimal oyster (Crassostrea tulipa) spat availability in selected Gulf of Guinea brackish systems

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Uncertainties associated with wild harvests of seed and adult oysters due to unknown oceanographic oscillations are a major challenge in oyster fisheries and aquaculture development. In contribution to addressing this challenge, we proffer clarity on the
Ernest Obeng Chuku, Ernest Obeng Chuku, Ernest Obeng Chuku, Kobina Yankson, Kobina Yankson, Edward Adzesiwor Obodai, Emmanuel Acheampong, Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Denis Worlanyo Aheto   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study on the nursery culture of hatchery-reared sub-adult cupped oyster, Crassostrea iredalei (Faustino, 1932), in an earthen pond and a mangrove canal

Archives of Polish Fisheries, 2018
A comparative study on the nursery culture of the spat of the tropical oyster, Crassostrea iredalei, in an earthen pond and a mangrove canal was conducted over two months.
Chueachat Premwadee, Tarangkoon Woraporn, Tanyaros Suwat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of total hydrocarbons levels in some marine organisms from some towns within the Rivers State of Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2006
The total hydrocarbon (THC) content of three marine organisms; Periwinkles (Pachyelina aurita), mussels (Mylitus edulis) and mangrove Oysters (Cassostrea gasar) from polluted and unpolluted (i.e.
IR Jack, GK Fekarurhobo, FU Igwe, K Okorosaye-Orubite   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF CRYPTIC SPECIES OF OYSTERS (GENUS Crassostrea SACCO, 1897) IN THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST OF BRAZIL

Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2019
Oysters of the genus Crassostrea Sacco, 1897 are widely distributed worldwide, being important extractive and cultivation resources in Brazil. Because they have high phenotypical plasticity and congeneric similarity, identifications based on shell ...
Guisla BOEHS, Mariane dos Santos Aguiar LUZ, Verena Rebeca Dias DE ANDRADE   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of growth performance and survival of the West African mangrove oyster, Crassostrea tulipa (Lamarck, 1819) cultivated by suspension and bottom culture methods in the Densu Estuary, Ghana

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 2022
This study compares the efficacy of suspension and bottom culture methods of the West African mangrove oyster, Crassostrea tulipa on recycled oyster shell cultch in the Densu Estuary, Ghana, which is geared towards its mass cultivation.
Isaac Kofi Osei, Kobina Yankson, Edward Adzesiwor Obodai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reproductive cycle of the mangrove oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) cultured in a macrotidal high-salinity zone on the Amazon mangrove coast of Brazil [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2021
This study aimed to establish the reproductive cycle of the mangrove oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae cultured in the macrotidal estuary of the Paciência River, Maranhão state, on the northeastern coast of Brazil, and its relationship with environmental ...
Ícaro ANTONIO, Ana SOUSA, Tiago LENZ, Izabel FUNO, Rodolf LOPES, Marina FIGUEIREDO   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence of microplastics in wild oysters (Crassostrea tulipa) from the Gulf of Guinea and their potential human exposure

Heliyon, 2022
The high dependence on plastics in Ghana has resulted in the generation of large quantities of plastic waste which are poorly managed and improperly disposed into the aquatic environments.
Samuel Addo, Charles Mario Boateng, Rhoda Lims Diyie, Collins Prah Duodu, Anyan Kofi Ferni, Ernestina Abbew Williams, Akosua Ohemaa Amakye, Obed Asamoah, Harriet Danso -Abbeam, Elvis Nyarko   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source