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Combined effects of temperature and emersion-immersion cycles on metabolism and bioenergetics of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea (Magallana) gigas

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the combined impacts of intermittent hypoxia and elevated or fluctuating temperature on the metabolism and redox balance of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea (Magallana) gigas (Thunberg, 1793), an invasive species commonly found in European intertidal waters. The oyster was introduced worldwide for aquaculture purposes but frequently escaped, establishing dense intertidal reefs (Reise et al, 2005;Ruesink et al, 2005;Reid and Valdés, 2011). Invasive populations of C. gigas in the German Wadden Sea inhabit major parts of the intertidal zone, where they emerge twice daily for several hours during a semi-diurnal tide (Reise et al, 2017).…”