TY - JOUR AU - Moussa, Ragia Moussa PY - 2018 DA - 2018/02/12 TI - The potential impacts of low and high salinities on salinity tolerance and condition index of the adult pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata radiata (Leach, 1814) JO - The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology SP - 12 VL - 79 IS - 1 AB - Salinity is one of the most consequential environmental stressors affecting marine organisms. Knowledge of salinity tolerance is of particular value to aquaculture. However, little is known explicitly about the salinity tolerance of oyster adult stage. The present study was designed to elucidate the salinity tolerance range of Pinctada imbricata radiata in order to determine the appropriate locations for grow out phase of pearl oyster culture and to assess the possibility of applying new “low salinity post-operative care” method that greatly enhance the pearl quality after implantation. The effects of extremely low and high salinities were quantified on the adult oyster survival and the ecophysiological state. Oysters were experimented in acclimated and non-acclimated sets in salinities ranged from 10 to 55 ppt (part per thousand). SN - 2090-990X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-018-0021-y DO - 10.1186/s41936-018-0021-y ID - Moussa2018 ER -