The physiological condition indices most commonly used in bivalve aquaculture are
reviewed and evaluated. Two general categories of indices may be distinguished: static and …

The Global Imperative to Develop New Models of Open Ocean Aquaculture for Accelerating
Large-Scale Food and Energy Production This edited volume “Aquaculture Perspective of …

Seasonal changes, occurring during a 1-year period, in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis),
cultivated in long-line plants in two different Italian sites, one off the northern Adriatic coast …

Seasonal variations in biochemical composition of the bivalve Crassostrea gigas were
studied from February 2002 until January 2003 in the Bizert lagoon in relation to …

Bivalves are one of the key components of the biogeochemical cycle in the marine system,
and respond to heavy metal (HM) sensitively as filter feeders. To determine relationship of …

Seasonal variations in the body weight and biochemical composition of the bivalve
Ruditapes decussatus were studied over a period of 15 months. Separate analyses were …

The effect of environmental parameters (temperature, salinity and Chl a) upon the condition,
reproductive activity and biochemical composition of Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) in …

Energy values of biological material (expressed in J per unit of weight) are widely used in
studies of energy budgets of organisms and of energy transfer in ecosystems. The methods …

The impacts of climate change on the structure and functioning of estuaries is a major focus
of concern, even more when the affected species support important fisheries as the bivalves …

Biological traits analysis (BTA) provides insight into causes and consequences of
biodiversity change that cannot be achieved using traditional taxonomic approaches …