Main Title |
Blue Crab, 'Callinectes sapidus', Hemocyanin Concentrations as an Indicator of Environmental Conditions in the Albemarle/Pamlico Estuary. |
Author |
Engel, D. W. ;
Brouwer, M. ;
Stevens, J. B. ;
Noga, E. J. ;
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CORP Author |
National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort, NC. Beaufort Lab. ;Duke Univ., Beaufort, NC. Marine Lab. ;North Carolina State Univ. at Raleigh. Coll. of Veterinary Medicine.;North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh. Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. National Estuary Program. |
Publisher |
1992 |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
APES-92-09; |
Stock Number |
PB94-176211 |
Additional Subjects |
Biological indicators ;
Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary ;
Environmental quality ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
Bioaccumulation ;
Hemocyanin ;
North Carolina ;
Aquatic ecosystems ;
Marine animals ;
Crabs ;
Pamlico River ;
Temporal distribution ;
Environmental surveys ;
Shellfish ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Spatial distribution ;
Blue crabs ;
Southeast Region(North Carolina)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB94-176211 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
64p |
Abstract |
This report is an investigation of the effects of environmental quality on blue crabs using hemolymph hemocyanin concentrations as an indicator of crab fitness. Blue crab samples were collected at predetermined sites in the Albemarle/Pamlico (NC) study area and in the southeastern part of the state. It was concluded that there is no direct correlation between contaminant accumulation and either depressed hemocyanin concentrations or shell disease among the blue crabs from the Pamlico and Neuse rivers. |