The Brine Shrimp Artemia Survives in Diluted Water of Lake Bunyampaka, an Inland Saline Lake in Uganda
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Saline Water Used
2.2. Experiment 1: Survival Experiment with Both GSL and VC Strains at 30 g L−1
2.3. Experiment 2: Survival and Growth Experiment with the VC Strain at 30 g L−1
2.4. Experiment 3: Reproduction Experiment with the VC Strain at 30 g L−1 and 50 g L−1
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Experiment 1: Survival Experiment with Both GSL and VC Strains at 30 g L−1
3.2. Experiment 2: Survival and Growth Experiment with the VC Strain at 30 g L−1
3.3. Experiment 3: Reproduction Experiment with the VC Strain at 30 g L−1 and 50 g L−1
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Concentration | Method |
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Sodium (Na+) | 31,000 mg L−1 | ICP-OES |
Potassium (K+) | 115 mg L−1 | ICP-OES |
Calcium (Ca2+) | 1900 mg L−1 | ICP-OES |
Magnesium (Mg2+) | 80 mg L−1 | ICP-OES |
Ammonium (NH4+-N) | 12 mg L−1 N | Merck test kit: 114,752 |
Nitrite (NO2−-N) | 0.13 mg L−1 N | Merck test kit: 114,776 |
Nitrate (NO3−-N) | 1.2 mg L−1 N | Merck test kit: 114,773 |
Phosphorus (PO43−-P) | 32 mg L−1 P | Merck test kit: 114,848 |
Chloride (Cl−) | 35,700 mg L−1 Cl− | Merck test kit: 114,897 |
Sulphate (SO42−) | 7500 mg L−1 SO42− | Merck-test kit: 114,548 |
Characteristics | Lake Bunyampaka Water | Control | |
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Salinity | 30 g L−1 | 50 g L−1 | 35 g L−1 |
Age at first offspring | 28 ± 0.4 ab | 35.5 ± 1.6 a | 23.7 ± 1.1 b |
Brood size | 4.2 ± 0.6 a | 2.9 ± 0.9 a | 4.5 ± 0.5 a |
Inter-brood interval (days) | 3 ± 0.4 a | 3.5 ± 0.3 a | 3.4 ± 0.3 a |
Number of offspring/female/day | 18 ±1 ab | 10 ± 4 b | 28 ± 4 a |
Total offspring production | 4574 ± 243 ab | 2650 ± 871 b | 6952 ± 555 a |
Percentage offspring produced as cysts | 21 ± 6.8 a | 16 ± 5.1 a | 20.6 ± 10.3 a |
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Sserwadda, M.; Kagambe, E.; Van Stappen, G. The Brine Shrimp Artemia Survives in Diluted Water of Lake Bunyampaka, an Inland Saline Lake in Uganda. Water 2018, 10, 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10020189
Sserwadda M, Kagambe E, Van Stappen G. The Brine Shrimp Artemia Survives in Diluted Water of Lake Bunyampaka, an Inland Saline Lake in Uganda. Water. 2018; 10(2):189. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10020189
Chicago/Turabian StyleSserwadda, Martin, Edmond Kagambe, and Gilbert Van Stappen. 2018. "The Brine Shrimp Artemia Survives in Diluted Water of Lake Bunyampaka, an Inland Saline Lake in Uganda" Water 10, no. 2: 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10020189
APA StyleSserwadda, M., Kagambe, E., & Van Stappen, G. (2018). The Brine Shrimp Artemia Survives in Diluted Water of Lake Bunyampaka, an Inland Saline Lake in Uganda. Water, 10(2), 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10020189