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Effects Of Hypoxia And Ploidy On Mortality Of Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea Virginica)
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2021
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Description:The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a foundation species common across the Gulf of Mexico that provides ecological support to its environment and supports an economically valuable production industry (LDWF 2020). Oyster growth, reproduction, and mortality are controlled by environmental variables such as salinity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen availability (Bayne 2017). However, with rising temperatures combined with coastal management in many regions affecting water quality, these environmental variables which critically affect oyster survival are experiencing rapid changes over important oyster areas (Bayne 2017). Maintenance of water quality variables within the oysters’ tolerance range is especially important for oysters because oysters are sessile for the majority of their lives and are dependent on the conditions around them for survival.
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