TY - JOUR
T1 - An apparatus for testing the effects of episodic stressors on juvenile and adult fishes
AU - Harrington, Michael E.
AU - Serafy, Joseph E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by grants from NOAA (NA37RJ0200/1049) to the Center for Marine and Environmental Analysis at the University of Miami. We thank Arthur A. Myrberg, Jr. for the use of his laboratory, Mike Schmale for the use of wetlab equipment, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the use of their water quality instrumentation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - We describe an apparatus designed to deliver pulsed changes in water quality with variable (and controlled) magnitudes, rates and durations. The apparatus combines both standard flow-through and recirculating systems, and it is designed for use with six 1141 aquaria. All components are of standard materials and sizes, and customizing to fit existing systems is easily accomplished. The apparatus has been used to simulate the dramatic changes in salinity associated with freshwater canal discharge into Biscayne Bay, Florida. An example of its application on juvenile bluestriped grunts (Haemulon scurus) is presented. Although we focus here on salinity fluctuations, the apparatus could also be used to examine the effects of other variables (e.g., temperatures, turbidity, and contaminants) with little or no modification to the system.
AB - We describe an apparatus designed to deliver pulsed changes in water quality with variable (and controlled) magnitudes, rates and durations. The apparatus combines both standard flow-through and recirculating systems, and it is designed for use with six 1141 aquaria. All components are of standard materials and sizes, and customizing to fit existing systems is easily accomplished. The apparatus has been used to simulate the dramatic changes in salinity associated with freshwater canal discharge into Biscayne Bay, Florida. An example of its application on juvenile bluestriped grunts (Haemulon scurus) is presented. Although we focus here on salinity fluctuations, the apparatus could also be used to examine the effects of other variables (e.g., temperatures, turbidity, and contaminants) with little or no modification to the system.
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U2 - 10.1080/10236249809387064
DO - 10.1080/10236249809387064
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031713905
VL - 31
SP - 81
EP - 91
JO - Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology
JF - Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology
SN - 1023-6244
IS - 2
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