The influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of crab

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dc.contributor.advisorCook, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBeviss-Challinor, Lesley Doreen Margareten_ZA
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dc.date.issued1983en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 106-117.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe construction of a nuclear power station on the west coast of South Africa will result in a large volume of heated effluent being discharged into the ocean, thus raising the temperature of the surrounding sea by a few degrees. The physiological effect that this hot water will have on three species of crab common along the west coast, is presented in this paper. Parameters of the energy equation C = Pg + R + Uₑₓ + F + Uₑ have been measured for adult Plagusia chabrus, Hymenosoma orbiculare and Cyclograpsus punctatus. It appears that rate-temperature responses increase with increase in temperature for all three species. Favourable water temperatures were found to be between 16°C and 21°C for the three species, with temperatures of 26°C being detrimental, especially during moulting in P. chabrus and H. orbiculare. The energy budget and energetic efficiencies are calculated for all the species and it appears that the increased temperatures around Koeberg Power Station will be beneficial to the adult crab species.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBeviss-Challinor, L. D. M. (1983). <i>The influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of crab</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21936en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBeviss-Challinor, Lesley Doreen Margaret. <i>"The influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of crab."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1983. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21936en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBeviss-Challinor, L. 1983. The influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of crab. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Beviss-Challinor, Lesley Doreen Margaret AB - The construction of a nuclear power station on the west coast of South Africa will result in a large volume of heated effluent being discharged into the ocean, thus raising the temperature of the surrounding sea by a few degrees. The physiological effect that this hot water will have on three species of crab common along the west coast, is presented in this paper. Parameters of the energy equation C = Pg + R + Uₑₓ + F + Uₑ have been measured for adult Plagusia chabrus, Hymenosoma orbiculare and Cyclograpsus punctatus. It appears that rate-temperature responses increase with increase in temperature for all three species. Favourable water temperatures were found to be between 16°C and 21°C for the three species, with temperatures of 26°C being detrimental, especially during moulting in P. chabrus and H. orbiculare. The energy budget and energetic efficiencies are calculated for all the species and it appears that the increased temperatures around Koeberg Power Station will be beneficial to the adult crab species. DA - 1983 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1983 T1 - The influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of crab TI - The influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of crab UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21936 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBeviss-Challinor LDM. The influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of crab. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1983 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21936en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe influence of thermal polution on various aspects of the biology of three species of craben_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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