Feeding, respiration and growth of ctenophore Beroe cf ovata in the low salinity conditions of the Caspian Sea

KIDEYŞ A. E., Finenko G., Anninsky B., Shiganova T., Roohi A., Tabari M., ...Daha Fazla

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Invasion of the Black, Mediterranean and Caspian Seas by the American Ctenophores, Mnemiopsis leidyi Agassiz, Baku, Azerbaycan, 24 - 27 Haziran 2002, cilt.35, ss.193-199 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 35
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Baku
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Azerbaycan
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.193-199
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The ctenophore Beroe cf ovata, which spontaneously entered the Black Sea in the 1990s and suppressed the previous ctenophoran invader Mnemiopsis leidyi by its predatory impact, is currently considered for intentional introduction to the Caspian Sea as well. In order to assess its impact on Mnemiopsis in the Caspian, Beroe was transported during 2002 from the Black Sea and the Bosporus to the Khazerabad laboratory (Mazandaran), on the Caspian coast of Iran, where experiments on its survival in Caspian water, and on various physiological characteristics (feeding, respiration, reproduction and growth) of both ctenophore species were performed. Beroe cf ovata was found to adjust to Caspian salinity conditions without problems.