Growth and survival performances of Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck, 1819) on different depths in Cardak lagoon, Dardanelles

Pervin VURAL; Harun YİLDİZ; Sefa ACARLİ

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Growth and survival performances of Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck, 1819) on different depths in Cardak lagoon, Dardanelles

Authors:

Pervin VURAL | Harun YİLDİZ | Sefa ACARLİ

Publisher:

Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ

Main Topics:

Geology, hydrology, meteorology

Journal:

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 2015 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.7-12

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000543600

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2147-9666

Abstract:

 

This study was conducted at Cardak Lagoon of Dardanelles between August 2009 and March 2010. The average initial and final length of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck,1819) from different depths (0.5 m, 5 m, 10 m) were measured as 9.75± 0.81 mm - 41.21±3.42 mm, 9.76±0.87 mm - 39.64±2.90 mm, 9.95±0.75 mm - 38.13±2.70 mm and 0.11±0.03 g - 6.56±1.82 g, 0.11±0.03 g - 5.83±1.23 g, 0.11±0.02 g - 4.39±1.00 g, respectively. On the growth of mussels, monthx  depth interaction (P = 0.221) and depth (P = 0.078) did not show a significant effect, but months were found to be effective (P = 0.00). The survival rates of the mussels at 0.5 m, 5 m, 10 m depth were determined as 87%, 87% and 76%, respectively. The difference of the survival rates of the mussels with respect to different months was significant (P = 0.011). Nevertheless, the depth had no effect upon the mussel survival rate (P = 0.091). It was confirmed that especially the particulate organic matter (POM) detected in water as well as the particulate inorganic matter (PIM) played a significant role in addition to the slight role that the salinity had on the growth performance of the mussels.

Article Details

Growth and survival performances of Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck, 1819) on different depths in Cardak lagoon, Dardanelles

Authors: Pervin VURAL | Harun YİLDİZ | Sefa ACARLİ

Publisher: Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ

Main Topics: Geology, hydrology, meteorology

Journal: Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 2015 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.7-12

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2015

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000543600

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2147-9666

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Authors:

Pervin VURAL | Harun YİLDİZ | Sefa ACARLİ

Publisher:

Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ

Main Topics:

Geology, hydrology, meteorology

Journal:

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 2015 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.7-12

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000543600

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2147-9666