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Ecological energetics of the rock oyster Saccostrea cucullata (Born)

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Title Ecological energetics of the rock oyster Saccostrea cucullata (Born)
 
Creator Chawan, J B
Ranade, Anil
 
Subject Molluscan Fisheries
 
Description The energy budget partitioning in the rock oyster Saccostrea cucullata (Born^ has been described
and based on this the functional importance of these oysters In the estuarine ecosystem has been discussed.
It has been found that a large amount of consumed energy (c *= 100%) Is diverted to the
maintenance cost (R = 31.26%). However, at this cost the soma (S) energy Incorporation is only 9.74%
while the gonadal (Q) energy output is only 6.51% of the 'C In addition to the gonadal output, 40%
of 'C energy is passed to the trophic system back in terms of faeces and urinary excreta (F + U) and
2.49% of the energy totally eliminated (E) from the population on account of fishing and predation
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1988
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2573/1/Article_46.pdf
Chawan, J B and Ranade, Anil (1988) Ecological energetics of the rock oyster Saccostrea cucullata (Born). CMFRI Bulletin, 42 (1). pp. 195-202.