Spatial and temporal influence of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture-derived organic effluent on the diet of cultured Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), determined through stable isotope analysis.

• Main Author: Sprague, Sarah Jeanine
• Other Authors: Cross, Stephen Fredrick
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: spatial influence; temporal influence; organic; effluent; nutrients; feeding patterns; Imta; Pacific; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7056

This thesis details the spatial and temporal influence of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture-derived organic effluent on the diet of cultured organic extractive organisms within an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) facility in Kyuquot Sound, British Columbia. Naturally occurring and aqua...