Effect of temperature on the
scope for growth in juvenile scallops Argopecten purpuratus
(Lamark, 1819)
M.L.
González,
D.A. López, M.C. Pérez,
J.M. Castro-2002
Aquaculture
International, 10(4):
339-348
Abstract:
The effect of temperature on scope for growth was
determined in juveniles of the northern scallop Argopecten purpuratus
(Lamarck, 1819). This economically important species, has been introduced
into the south of Chile given that large-scale cultivation within the
natural distribution zone is limited. Nevertheless, the lower water
temperatures that exist in the south could restrict the growth rate. No
difference in the scope for growth was detected in specimens kept at 10 ±
1 °C and 18 ±
1 °C and fed with a mixed diet 1:1 of Chaetoceros
gracilis and Tetraselmis suecica. Temperature did not affect
the quantity of energy derived from food ingested, but energy loss through
respiration, faeces and excretion was greater at 10 ±
1 °C than at 18 ±
1 °C. The results indicate that the growth
rates of A. purpuratus are maintained between 10 ±
1 °C and 18 ±
1 °C, which would favour large-scale
cultivation over a wide latitudinal range.
(Universidad
de Los Lagos, Laboratorio de Cultivos Marinos, Casilla 933, Osorno, Chile,
e-mail: malugon@ulagos.cl)