| Title | The Effects of Temperature and Food Availability on Energy Partitioning and Growth in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1977 |
| Authors | Malouf, Robert Edward |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife |
| Degree | Ph. D. |
| Pagination | 135 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Guin Malouf 1977, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, carbon, feeding behavior, Hatfield Marine Science Center, mollusks, nitrogen, nutrition, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, shellfish, water temperature, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | In this doctoral dissertation, the author contrasted experimental open and closed systems for culturing Pacific oysters. Raw Yaquina Bay water was pumped into the “open system.” Carbon and nitrogen-bearing particles were monitored for two years to indicate natural seasonal fluctuations in nutrients. This data was contrasted with experiments in a “closed system” that permitted control of water flow, water temperature, and food availability. The author discusses these experiments, an energy budget for the Pacific oyster, water temperature ranges for greatest growth, other factors affecting culture of this animal, and possible implications for research. Major professor was Charles E. Warren. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5q47rr990 |
