effects of temperature on
survival and growth of Artemia from Tuz lake, Turkey
Y. Basbug Saygi, F. Yildiz Demirkalp-2002
The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture- Bamidgeh, 54(3):
125-133
Abstract:
The thermal constant, growth and survival of Artemia
from Tuz Lake, Central Anatolia, were evaluated under laboratory conditions.
Artemia nauplii (24-48 hours after hatching) were stocked into a 60 ppt
salinity medium which contained Dunaliella and Oocystis. The Artemia were
cultured at one of eight
temperatures (2-degree intervals from 18° to
32°C) for 30 days, in two replicates. The animals grew faster but
survival was lower as the temperature increased. Complete development from
the nauplius stage to the adult stage required 30 days at 18°C, 20 days at
24°C and 15 days at 30°C. The thermal constant was 356+/-6 days-degree and
the developmental zero value was 6.3+/-1.9°C.
(Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe
University, Ankara 06532, Turkey)