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Annexes<br />

KEYWORDS: Sea <strong>urchin</strong>, aquaculture, closed-circuit system, growth,<br />

CO2.<br />

8 th International Echinoderm Conference, Dijon, 1993. Poster. Ph.<br />

Grosjean & M. Jangoux. Effect <strong>of</strong> light on feeding in cultivated<br />

echinoids (<strong>Paracentrotus</strong> lividus).<br />

ABSTRACT: Within <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> a re<strong>sea</strong>rch on <strong>sea</strong> <strong>urchin</strong><br />

cultivation (<strong>Paracentrotus</strong> lividus), <strong>the</strong> effect <strong>of</strong> light on <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong><br />

food ingested and <strong>of</strong> faeces produced per echinoid per day has been<br />

investigated. Three sets <strong>of</strong> 20 adults were subjected to particular light<br />

conditions (constant light, constant darkness or 12 hours <strong>of</strong> light per day)<br />

for 6 days. Measurements were done for each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 60 investigated<br />

echinoids. Calculation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mean daily feeding and absorption rates for<br />

each set <strong>of</strong> individuals indicates that <strong>the</strong> highest values were obtained for<br />

echinoids at constant darkness and <strong>the</strong> lowest for echinoids subjected to<br />

light/darkness alternation (values for <strong>the</strong> three sets <strong>of</strong> individuals are<br />

significantly different).<br />

KEYWORDS: Echinoid, feeding rate, absorption rate, light,<br />

photoperiod.<br />

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