On the joint influence of body size and water temperature on the growth rate of the Pacific oyster (Сrassostrea gigas, Thunberg) in the Donuzlav Liman (Black Sea)

• Main Authors: Zolotnitskiy, A.P., Orlenko, A.N.
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Сrassostrea gigas; Shell height; Mollusc age; Water temperature; Ontogenesis; Высота раковины; Возраст моллюска; Температура воды; Онтогенез; ASFA_2015::O::Oyster culture; ASFA_2015::B::Body size; ASFA_2015::G::Growth rate; Pacific; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/41739

The Pacific oyster (Сrassostrea gigas, Thunberg) is a cultivated species of a world-wide importance, which results in the relevance of the investigation of its growth rates in various areas of the World Ocean. This parameter defines the time needed for an individual to reach its commercial size and characterizes cost-effectiveness of cultivation of different species of hydrobionts. Within this context, it is essential to investigate not only the general regularities and patterns of the Pacific oyster’s growth, but also how it is influenced by other environmental factors. In this work, the joint influence of body size and water temperature on the linear growth of diploid individuals of the Pacific oyster in the Donuzlav Liman (Black Sea) is investigated. Quantitative characterization of the relationship between shell height (H, mm) and the age of a mollusc (t), which is similarly well described by the von Bertalanffy equation and power function, is presented. Analysis of the changes in absolute growth rate (Ph, mm/day) in dependence to body height (H, mm) and water temperature (T, °С) has been conducted. It is shown that the growth rate of oysters was steadily decreasing with their height gain, all the while seasonal changes in water temperature (T, °С) closely correlated with the absolute growth rate of a shell and were characterized by a positive relation. Following the available data, a mathematical model, where Ph can be presented as a function of two variables, water temperature and body size, is proposed; it is expressed by the equation. The presented model of multiple regression has adequately described the dynamics of Ph (coefficient of determination 0.71) in the course of 3-year rearing of the Pacific oyster. Observed deviations (0.29) have been associated with the early stages of ontogenesis and with reproduction processes of this species. Тихоокеанская устрица (Сrassostrea gigas, Thunberg) является важнейшим объектом мировой марикультуры, что обуславливает необходимость изучения скорости ее роста в ...