Recently added articles from Journal of Shellfish Research:
Shifting through time: oysters and shell rings in past and present Southeastern estuaries.(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Oysters and oyster reefs are important components m the rich and productive southeastern US marsh-estuarine ecosystems. In recent decades, ecological research has shown that these complex systems can be driven by external biotic and abiotic perturbations or internal system ...
Early larval development of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata under near-future predictions of C[O.sup.2]-driven ocean acidification.(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation are rapidly increasing the atmospheric concentration of C[O.sub.2] and reducing the pH of the oceans. This study shows that predicted near-future levels of ocean acidification have ...
Seasonal variation of physiological parameters in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica from a tropical region of the Gulf of Mexico.(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Natural variation in the physiological variables of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica from a tropical climate have until now been poorly documented. This study was conducted to characterize the influence of hydrological variables (salinity, temperature, nitrate, nitrite, ...
Spatial patterns of wild oysters in the Hawkesbury River, NSW, Australia.(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The native Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata, is under increasing threat from QX disease, competition with nonnative Crassostrea gigas and coastal development. Knowledge of the distribution and population structure of S. glomerata and C. gigas is essential if oysters and ...
Laboratory hybridization between Crassostrea ariakensis and C. sikamea.(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT To understand possible reproductive interaction between Crassostrea ariakensis (Fujita, 1913) and C. sikamea (Amemiya, 1928), which coexist in estuaries of China and Japan, we conducted 2 x 2 factorial crosses between the two species. Asymmetry in fertilization success was ...