Effect of Salinity on the Growth of Clam

Abstract:

The brine discharge from the seawater desalination plant will affect the receiving water to some extent in physics, chemistry, biology, and so on, especially harmful to the benthos and marine lives in the adjacent water area. In this paper, the experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different salinities on the growth, survival rates in clam from low-salinity under controllable conditions in laboratory. The results show that individuals grew best at salinity 30 to 35. When the salinity exceeded 40, the survival rate and ILS₅₀ of the individuals decreased significantly. Therefore, it is necessary to develop effective means of reducing the negative influence of brine discharged on the marine environment.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 737)
• Pages: 345-348
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.737.345
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Dong Mei Cao, Yi Zhang, Yu Shan Zhang*, Chun Juan Gao
• Keywords: Brine, CLAM, Salinity, Survival Rate

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