Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis?
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bolton, John J | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Anderson, Robert J | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.advisor | February, Edmund C | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Thomas, Alicia | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-06T10:32:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-06T10:32:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_ZA |
| dc.date.updated | 2017-02-02T13:33:27Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abalone farms are becoming more common along the coast of South Africa. The effects these farms are having on the coastal habitats they occupy are becoming of increasing concern due to the possible negative effects of the effluent discharged from the farm. This study was conducted along the coast of Jacobsbaai (32°58'22.09" Sand 17°53'10.56" E) and Mauritzbaai (32°58'50.75"S and 17°52'59.44"E) near Saldanha on the South African west coast, situated approximately 120 Km from Cape Town. The aim of this study is to determine if the outflow of effluent from the Jacobsbaai Sea Products (pty) Ltd, abalone farm in Jacobsbaai can be traced using stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. Kelp (Ecklonia maxima) and blue mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) along the coast near the farm (in Jacobsbaai) were collected from 8 sites and used as tracers of the farms effluent. A ninth site was sample in another bay (Mauritzbaai) which functioned as our control. We hypothesised that if the kelp and mussels are taking up the nitrogen and carbon from the farm, the amount of nitrogen and carbon taken up would decrease with decreasing distance from the effluent outfall. Using this we could map the geographic distribution of the abalone effluent alone the coast to measure the extent of eutrophication due to abalone effluent. Our results suggest that the effluent from the farm is having a localized effect on both Ecklonia maxima and Mytilus galloprovincialis. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Thomas, A. (2007). <i>Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis?</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26460 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Thomas, Alicia. <i>"Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis?."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26460 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Thomas, A. 2007. Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis?. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thomas, Alicia AB - Abalone farms are becoming more common along the coast of South Africa. The effects these farms are having on the coastal habitats they occupy are becoming of increasing concern due to the possible negative effects of the effluent discharged from the farm. This study was conducted along the coast of Jacobsbaai (32°58'22.09" Sand 17°53'10.56" E) and Mauritzbaai (32°58'50.75"S and 17°52'59.44"E) near Saldanha on the South African west coast, situated approximately 120 Km from Cape Town. The aim of this study is to determine if the outflow of effluent from the Jacobsbaai Sea Products (pty) Ltd, abalone farm in Jacobsbaai can be traced using stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. Kelp (Ecklonia maxima) and blue mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) along the coast near the farm (in Jacobsbaai) were collected from 8 sites and used as tracers of the farms effluent. A ninth site was sample in another bay (Mauritzbaai) which functioned as our control. We hypothesised that if the kelp and mussels are taking up the nitrogen and carbon from the farm, the amount of nitrogen and carbon taken up would decrease with decreasing distance from the effluent outfall. Using this we could map the geographic distribution of the abalone effluent alone the coast to measure the extent of eutrophication due to abalone effluent. Our results suggest that the effluent from the farm is having a localized effect on both Ecklonia maxima and Mytilus galloprovincialis. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis? TI - Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26460 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26460 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Thomas A. Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis?. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26460 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Biological Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject.other | Botany | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.other | Aquaculture | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.other | Biological Conservation | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.other | Marine Biology | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Can the pathway of abalone aquaculture effluent be traced using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of kelp Ecklonia maxima and mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis? | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Bachelor Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Honours | |
| dc.type.qualificationname | BSc (Hons) | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |