Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Ambiente ; In Portugal, aquaculture is greatly supported by the production of Ruditapes decussatus that represents 80 % of the total shellfish production. However, the culture of R. decussatus is clearly limited by the availability of seed, which proceeds exclusively from natural recruitment. In the last few years, the production of this species has clearly decrea...
The present study characterizes the reproductive cycle of Venerupis senegalensis (=V. pullastra) from Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) as well as its nutrient storage and exploitation strategy. The reproductive cycle followed a seasonal cycle that correlated negatively with sea surface temperature, and comprised a ripe stage in winter followed by a spawning period that began in late winter and ended in the early summer...
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