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| Title: | The autecology of the edible oyster Crassostrea cucullata Born, 1778: size related vertical distribution at Mkomani, Mombasa |
| Authors: | Ruwa, R.K.
Okemwa, E.
Polk, P. |
| ASFA Terms: | Oyster culture
Vertical distribution |
| Issue Date: | 1986 |
| Publisher: | The Kenya National Academy of Sciences |
| Citation: | Kenya Journal of Sciences Series B, 7 (2), p. 9-14 |
| Abstract: | The littoral oyster Crassostrea cucullata occurs between 1.05-3.35 m above chart datum with the highest density occuring between 1.85-2.75m. Its distribution is size-related as demonstrated by computation of correlation coefficients (r) and regression equations. The shell lengths (i.e. maximum linear dimension) decreases in an upshore direction. The analysis show high r-values which are significant at P<0.001. The elevation and density related effects on the shell lengths of the oysters are discussed. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1289 |
| ISSN: | 0250-8257 |
| Appears in Collections: | Articles
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