Estimating the influence of prawn stocking density and seagrass type on the growth of juvenile tiger prawns (Penaeus semisulcatus) : results from field experiments in small enclosures

Fine mesh enclosures (0.9 m(2) in basal area, 1 m high, with 100 mum mesh) and a jet-net retrieval system were developed to test the influence of juvenile prawn stocking density on growth rates in (1) different months (April and October/November) and (2) different types of intertidal seagrass beds i...

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Published in:	Marine biology Vol. 139; no. 2; pp. 343 - 354
Main Authors:	LONERAGAN, N. R, HAYWOOD, E, HEALES, D. S, KENYON, R. A, PENDREY, R. P, VANCE, D. J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer 01-08-2001 Berlin Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal populations Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Aquatic life Australia Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Brackish Enhalus acoroides Estuaries Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.) Field tests Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Halodule uninervis Marine Marine biology Penaeus semisulcatus Physical growth Protozoa. Invertebrata Australia Oceania ISEW, Australia, Queensland, Embley Estuary Brackish water environment Monocotyledones Penaeus semisulcatus Growth rate Zannichelliaceae Estuaries Environmental factor Macrura Crustacea Fishery Seasonal variation Angiospermae Habitat Decapoda Seagrass bed Experimental study Young animal Feeding Diet Animal plant relation Arthropoda Spermatophyta Invertebrata Population density Stock
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Summary:	Fine mesh enclosures (0.9 m(2) in basal area, 1 m high, with 100 mum mesh) and a jet-net retrieval system were developed to test the influence of juvenile prawn stocking density on growth rates in (1) different months (April and October/November) and (2) different types of intertidal seagrass beds in the Embley River estuary of tropical Australia.
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ISSN:	0025-3162 1432-1793
DOI:	10.1007/s002270100572