Effect of oxygen reduction rate and constant low dissolved oxygen concentrations on two estuarine fish

Burton, D T; Richardson, L B; Moore, C J

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<552:EOORRA>2.0.CO;2

Title: Effect of oxygen reduction rate and constant low dissolved oxygen concentrations on two estuarine fish

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The relationship between mean lethal oxygen concentration and rate of reduction of dissolved oxygen that induces fish kills was determined for Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus). Reduction of dissolved oxygen at hourly rates of 1.00 to 0.08 mg/liter had no effect on the mean lethal oxygen concentrations. There was an inverse relationship between the median time to death (LT50) and rate of oxygen reduction that can be used to estimate how quickly a fish kill may occur when oxygen concentrations decrease at a constant rate. Atlantic menhaden were less resistant than spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) when both species were exposed to constant low concentrations of oxygen. The lethal threshold concentrations for Atlantic menhaden and spot at 28/sup 0/C were approximately 1.1 and 0.7 mg/liter, respectively, whereas, the 96-hour, 5% lethal concentrations were approximately 1.6 and 0.8 mg/liter, respectively.

Authors:: Burton, D T; Richardson, L B; Moore, C J

Publication Date:: Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

Research Org.:: Benedict Estuarine Research Lab., MD

OSTI Identifier:: 7065626

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 109:5

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; FISHES; SENSITIVITY; OXYGEN; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL STRESS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; INTAKE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PH VALUE; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; QUANTITY RATIO; REDUCTION; SEAWATER; STATISTICS; TIME DEPENDENCE; TOLERANCE; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICS; NONMETALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; VERTEBRATES; WATER; 520100* - Environment, Aquatic- Basic Studies- (-1989); 550500 - Metabolism

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                    Burton, D T, Richardson, L B, and Moore, C J. Effect of oxygen reduction rate and constant low dissolved oxygen concentrations on two estuarine fish.  United States: N. p., 1980. 
        Web.  doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<552:EOORRA>2.0.CO;2.

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                    Burton, D T, Richardson, L B, & Moore, C J. Effect of oxygen reduction rate and constant low dissolved oxygen concentrations on two estuarine fish.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<552:EOORRA>2.0.CO;2

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                    Burton, D T, Richardson, L B, and Moore, C J. 1980.  
        "Effect of oxygen reduction rate and constant low dissolved oxygen concentrations on two estuarine fish".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1980)109<552:EOORRA>2.0.CO;2.

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  title        = {Effect of oxygen reduction rate and constant low dissolved oxygen concentrations on two estuarine fish},

  author       = {Burton, D T and Richardson, L B and Moore, C J},

  abstractNote = {The relationship between mean lethal oxygen concentration and rate of reduction of dissolved oxygen that induces fish kills was determined for Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus). Reduction of dissolved oxygen at hourly rates of 1.00 to 0.08 mg/liter had no effect on the mean lethal oxygen concentrations. There was an inverse relationship between the median time to death (LT50) and rate of oxygen reduction that can be used to estimate how quickly a fish kill may occur when oxygen concentrations decrease at a constant rate. Atlantic menhaden were less resistant than spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) when both species were exposed to constant low concentrations of oxygen. The lethal threshold concentrations for Atlantic menhaden and spot at 28/sup 0/C were approximately 1.1 and 0.7 mg/liter, respectively, whereas, the 96-hour, 5% lethal concentrations were approximately 1.6 and 0.8 mg/liter, respectively.},

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