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Organisms Associated With Oysters Cultured In Floating Systems In Virginia, Usa, Fx O'Beirn, Paige G. Ross, Mark Luckenbach
Organisms Associated With Oysters Cultured In Floating Systems In Virginia, Usa, Fx O'Beirn, Paige G. Ross, Mark Luckenbach
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The number and abundance of macro-faunal taxa was estimated from six floating structures (floats) used to culture the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) near Chincoteague Island. Virginia, USA. After a 10-mo grow-out period, all organisms found among and attached to the cultured oysters were counted. The final mean size of oysters was 80.5 (14.7 SD) mm. Overall, 45 species of macrofauna were recorded with the number of species in the floats ranging from 24 to 36. There was no relationship between the number of taxa and the density of oysters in the floats. Total abundances of associated organisms were estimated at …