An integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds
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fttexasamuniv:oai:oaktrust.library.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1995-THESIS-B654 2023-07-16T04:00:41+02:00 An integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds Boren, Ronald Scott 1995 electronic application/pdf reformatted digital https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1995-THESIS-B654 en_US eng Texas A&M University https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1995-THESIS-B654 This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. wildlife and fisheries sciences Major wildlife and fisheries sciences Thesis text 1995 fttexasamuniv 2023-06-27T22:53:05Z Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. Includes bibliographical references. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. A commercial diet containing 10% lipid and an experimental diet consisting of the commercial diet with additional menhaden oil to provide 14.5% lipid were fed to separate groups of juvenile (100 g) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). After 6 weeks of consuming these diets, subgroups of fish were stocked into 8, 0.04-ha earthen ponds, with or without thermal refuges, during January 1994. The thermal refuges, consisting of air-inflated domes of plastic sheeting covering one end of affected ponds, were designed to afford red drum sub-habitat warmer than other parts of the ponds. Geothermal water (22 OC) from a freshwater well heated the refuges. An opening in each refuge's pond-ward side provided access for the fish. Mean water temperatures inside the refuges were generally 1 'C or greater than open-pond temperatures. Fish were observed entering the refuges. The experiment ended, after a harsh cold-front, and it was observed A commercial diet containing 10% lipid and an experimental diet consisting of the commercial diet with additional menhaden oil to provide 14.5% lipid were fed to separate groups of juvenile (100 g) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). After 6 weeks of consuming these diets, subgroups of fish were stocked into 8, 0.04-ha earthen ponds, with or without thermal refuges, during January 1994. The thermal refuges, consisting of air-inflated domes of plastic sheeting covering one end of affected ponds, were designed to afford red drum sub-habitat warmer than other parts of the ponds. Geothermal water (22 OC) from a freshwater well heated the refuges. An opening in each refuge's pond-ward side provided access for the fish. Mean water temperatures inside the refuges ... Thesis Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus Texas A&M University Digital Repository |
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Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. Includes bibliographical references. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. A commercial diet containing 10% lipid and an experimental diet consisting of the commercial diet with additional menhaden oil to provide 14.5% lipid were fed to separate groups of juvenile (100 g) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). After 6 weeks of consuming these diets, subgroups of fish were stocked into 8, 0.04-ha earthen ponds, with or without thermal refuges, during January 1994. The thermal refuges, consisting of air-inflated domes of plastic sheeting covering one end of affected ponds, were designed to afford red drum sub-habitat warmer than other parts of the ponds. Geothermal water (22 OC) from a freshwater well heated the refuges. An opening in each refuge's pond-ward side provided access for the fish. Mean water temperatures inside the refuges were generally 1 'C or greater than open-pond temperatures. Fish were observed entering the refuges. The experiment ended, after a harsh cold-front, and it was observed A commercial diet containing 10% lipid and an experimental diet consisting of the commercial diet with additional menhaden oil to provide 14.5% lipid were fed to separate groups of juvenile (100 g) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). After 6 weeks of consuming these diets, subgroups of fish were stocked into 8, 0.04-ha earthen ponds, with or without thermal refuges, during January 1994. The thermal refuges, consisting of air-inflated domes of plastic sheeting covering one end of affected ponds, were designed to afford red drum sub-habitat warmer than other parts of the ponds. Geothermal water (22 OC) from a freshwater well heated the refuges. An opening in each refuge's pond-ward side provided access for the fish. Mean water temperatures inside the refuges ... |
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An integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds |
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An integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds |
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An integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds |
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An integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds |
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An integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds |
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integrated study of dietary lipid manipulation and thermal-refuge technology for overwintering red drum (sciaenops ocellatus) in outdoor ponds |
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