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MEPS 199:137-148 (2000)
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Abstract
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Modelling the growth of Tapes philippinarum in Northern Adriatic lagoons
C. Solidoro1,*, R. Pastres2, D. Melaku Canu2, M. Pellizzato3, R. Rossi4
1Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Trieste, Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c, 34010 Trieste, Italy
2Dept of Physical-Chemistry, University of Venice, Dorsoduro 2136, 30123 Venice, Italy
3Agri.Te.Co S.Croce 1860, 30120 Venice, Italy
4Dept of Biology, University of Ferrara, Via Borsari 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
*E-mail: csolidoro@ogs.trieste.it
ABSTRACT: The paper describes a bioenergetic individual-based model of the growth of Tapes philippinarum, a bivalve mollusc reared in the lagoons of the Northern Adriatic Sea. The model, which simulates the evolution of the size of an average
individual, has been calibrated using different sets of experimental data collected in the lagoons of Venice and Goro, and has been validated against a 3 yr long, independent series of field measurements of the average size of a cohort. The formulations
here proposed for describing the dependence of the gain and loss terms on water temperature and food ration have not been employed in relation to this species before, and allow one to apply the model also in eutrophic conditions. Possible applications of
the model as a tool for site selection and management implementations are illustrated.
KEY WORDS: Model · Clam farming · Tapes philippinarum · Adriatic lagoons · Bioenergetic · Management
Published in MEPS Vol.
199
(2000) on June 26
ISSN: 0171-8630.
Copyright © Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe, 2000
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