Holothurians are marine invertebrates that are among the most widespread benthic
megafauna communities by both biomass and abundance in shallow‐water and deep‐sea …

This regional review on the population status, fisheries and trade of commercially important
sea cucumbers in Asia covers the east and southeast Asian regions including Indonesia …

Filter-feeding mussels blend suspended particles into faeces and pseudo-faeces enhancing
organic matter flows between the water column and the bottom, and strengthening benthic …

The performance of deposit feeders in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) was
analysed through the application of mathematical models. Loading of organic particulates to …

The sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus, is an important marine aquaculture species in
China. After nearly thirty years of development, the production of A. japonicus has become …

Dormancy is evolutionarily widespread and can take many forms, including diapause, dauer
formation, estivation, and hibernation. Each type of dormancy is characterized by distinct …

Water temperature is a key factor in aquaculture production of the commercially valuable
sea cucumber Holothuria scabra. Knowledge is scarce about actual energetic costs that can …

The effect of water temperature on gut mass and digestive enzyme activity in sea cucumber
Apostichopus japonicus, including relative gut mass (RGM), amylase, lipase, pepsin and …

The constant increase in temperatures under global warming has led to a prolonged
aestivation period for Apostichopus japonicus, resulting in considerable losses in production …

Growth, metabolism and immune responses of sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus,
following evisceration induced artificially, were investigated in this study. The body weight …