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Short Note on a Culture Experiment on Monthly Captured Glass Eels from the Rio Minho, Portugal
Author(s) -
Weber Michael,
Antunes José Carlos
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19900750638
Subject(s) - hydroponics , range (aeronautics) , environmental science , biology , zoology , fishery , horticulture , materials science , composite material
A recycling system combining biofiltration and hydroponics was used for rearing glass eels. Growth rates varied between 0.1 and 1.4% of body weight per feeding day. A large range of mortalities (9.4—93 %) after two months was mainly due to ectoparasitic infections.