Effects of carbon dioxide exposure on feed intake and gonad growth in green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

• Published in: Aquaculture Vol. 266; no. 1; pp. 97 - 101
• Main Authors: Siikavuopio, Sten Ivar, Mortensen, Atle, Dale, Trine, Foss, Atle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.2007; Elsevier Science; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Adult green sea urchin; Animal aquaculture; Animal productions; Aquatic life; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide exposure; Comparative analysis; Echinodermata; Echinoidea; Effects; feed conversion; feed intake; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Gonad growth; gonads; Invertebrates; Marine; mortality; Reproductive system; Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis; Carbon dioxide exposure; Adult green sea urchin; Gonad growth; Echinodermata; Growth; Carbon dioxide; Food intake; Gonad; Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis; Echinoidea; Invertebrata; Sea urchin; Aquaculture

The effects of carbon dioxide (CO 2(aq)) on gonad growth and feed intake in green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, were examined. Adult sea urchins with a mean (S.D.) live weight of 50.0 (11.2) g were exposed to two levels of carbon dioxide (CO 2(aq)), (1.1 (control) and 18.1 mg l − 1...