Effects of intertidal habitat availability on the use of anthropogenic habitats as foraging grounds by shorebirds: a case study on semi-intensive shrimp farms
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3394-x
Abstract: Loss of wetlands may restrict foraging opportunities for many species of migratory shorebirds that depend on such habitats during the non-breeding periods. In addition, tidal cycles, both daily (high and low tides) and lunar (spring and… read more here.
Keywords: availability; shrimp farm; use; anthropogenic habitats ... See more keywords
Aquaculture facilities promote populational stability throughout seasons and increase medusae size for the invasive jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105161
Abstract: Cassiopea jellyfish have successfully invaded several marine ecosystems worldwide. We investigated if Cassiopea andromeda grows larger (umbrella size) and if their populations are more stable in shrimp farms than in mangroves in the Brazilian coast.… read more here.
Keywords: shrimp farm; cassiopea andromeda; farm; aquaculture facilities ... See more keywords
First report of the mussel Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) in the Venezuelan Caribbean from an invasion in a shrimp farm
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DOI: 10.3856/vol49-issue3-fulltext-2626
Abstract: Individuals of mussels were collected in ponds from a commercial shrimp farm in the Unare region, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. Identification was carried out using dichotomous keys and corroborated via analysis of similarities between the sequences… read more here.
Keywords: hanley 1843; mytella strigata; strigata hanley; shrimp ... See more keywords