Effect of three different feeding strategies on phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos in pacific brown shrimp Penaeus californiensis (Holmes 1900) farming ponds

 An experimental study was conducted during 23 weeks in Bahia Kino, Sonora (Mexico), to evaluate the effect of three different feeding strategies used in the culture of Pacific brown shrimp, Penaeus californiensis, on the abundance of phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos. The use of feedi...

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Autores: Martínez-Córdova, LR, Porchas-Cornejo, MA, Villarreal-Colmenares, H
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Ciencias Marinas
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:cienciasmarinas.com.mx:article/757
Acceso en línea:https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/757
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pacific brown shrimp
Penaeus californiensis
feeding
zooplankton
benthos
Sonora
Mexico
camarón café
alimentación
zooplancton
bentos
México
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Sumario: An experimental study was conducted during 23 weeks in Bahia Kino, Sonora (Mexico), to evaluate the effect of three different feeding strategies used in the culture of Pacific brown shrimp, Penaeus californiensis, on the abundance of phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos. The use of feeding trays (treatment FT) and the complementation of natural food (treatment CNF) promoted a higher abundance of zooplankton and benthic organisms in the ponds. The use of feeding tables (treatment FTA) enhanced the abundance of benthic polychaete species. There were no differences among treatments with respect to chlorophyll a concentration. Growth and yield were higher and feeding conversion ratios lower in treatments CNF and FT. This seems to be related to the higher abundance of zooplankton and benthic organisms in these treatments. Some water quality parameters were also affected by the feeding strategy.