Growth and shell hardness of the apple snail Pomacea flagellata Say, 1829, reared at three calcium concentrations.
PeerJ
; 11: e14840, 2023.
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The snail Pomacea flagellata inhabits aquatic systems with high calcium concentration and it is important to food webs; unfortunately, its natural populations are decreasing due to overfishing and habitat destruction. Here we tested the effect of three water calcium concentrations on the growth and hardness of snail shells in triplicate recirculation culture systems for 12 weeks. In each culture, 100 juvenile snails were seeded at constant density and fed with balanced tilapia feed. Thirty snails were randomly collected every 15 days and measured in length and total weight. The size, weight, and shell hardness of the snails for the 500 mg/L calcium treatment were significantly higher than the mean size of the snails in the other treatments (300 mg/L and 243.33 mg/L). The calcium supply in the culture promotes growth and allows the snails to produce healthier and stronger shells, in addition to improving their growth rate, which is important for the management of the species.
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Conservação dos Recursos Naturais
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PeerJ
Ano de publicação:
2023
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México
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Estados Unidos