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| Royer, J; Ropert, Michel; Costil, K. |
| Summer mortalities have been observed in French shellfish areas (including Normandy) since 1994, but origin of this syndrome remains unclear and is suspected to be caused by a combination of several interacting extrinsic (biotic and abiotic) and intrinsic (genetic, physiological, immunological) factors. The French research program, MOREST aimed to identify the origin of oyster summer mortality along the French coast, focusing on the interactions between oysters, their pathogens, and the environment. The present study analyzed spatio-temporal variation in growth, condition and mortality in spat, and half-grown and market-sized oysters reared from February 2000 to October 2003 at six stations within two different areas in the Bay of Veys, Normandy: Grandcamp... |
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Palavras-chave: France English Channel; Growth; Summer mortality; Crassostrea gigas; Oyster. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-4733.pdf |
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