Prawn culture pounds in Taiwan
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
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Summary
Decomposition of unconsumed food and feces cause hypoxia in prawn culture pounds in Taiwan. Hypoxia causes benthic mortality and reduced growth, depressed immune system and mortality in prawns.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Sub-continental/regional (e.g. southern Africa, Amazon basin)
Continent or Ocean
- Asia
Region
- East Asia
Countries
- China, Republic of (Taiwan)
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Key References
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Cheng W, Liu C-H, Hsu J-P, Chen J-C. 2002. Effects of hypoxia on the immune response of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii and its susceptibility to pathogen Enterococcus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 5, 351-365.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Prawn culture pounds in Taiwan.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 19:06:25 GMT.
