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Summer mortalities and detection of ostreid herpesvirus microvariant in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in Sweden and Norway.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 13 Jan 2016
Mortensen Stein, Strand Åsa, Bodvin Torjan, Alfjorden Anders, Skår Cecilie K, Jelmert Anders, Aspán Anna, Sælemyr Lisbeth, Naustvoll Lars-Johan, Albretsen Jon
Abstract excerpt
The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas has recently expanded its range in Scandinavia. The expansion is presumably a result of northwards larval drift. Massive settlements were recorded in many areas along the Swedish west coast and southern Norway in 2013 and 2014. After the spawning season in 2014, the temperature of the surface water peaked at 24-26°C. After this period, high and sudden mortalities occurred in a...
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