The feces of sea urchins as food improves survival, growth, and resistance of small sea cucumbers Apostichopus japonicus in summer

Abstract Mass mortality and low growth highly decrease the production efficiency and sustainable aquaculture development of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus in summer. Sea urchin feces was proposed to address the summer problems. A laboratory study was conducted for ~ 5 weeks to investigate s...

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Main Authors: Yushi Yu, Peng Ding, Yihai Qiao, Yansong Liu, Xiajing Wang, Tongdan Zhang, Jun Ding, Yaqing Chang, Chong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32226-y