Impact of an icy winter on the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793)
populations in Scandinavia

Åsa  Strand; Elisa Blanda; Torjan Bodvin; Jens K. Davids; Lasse Fast Jensen; Tore Hejl Holm-Hansen; Anders Jelmert; Susanne Lindegarth; Stein Mortensen; Frithjof E. Moy; Pernille Nielsen; Pia Norling; Carlo  Nyberg; Helle Torp Christensen; Bent Vismann; Mark Wejlemann Holm; Benni Winding Hansen; Per Dolmer

doi:10.3391/ai.2012.7.3.014

Impact of an icy winter on the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793) populations in Scandinavia

Åsa Strand, Elisa Blanda, Torjan Bodvin, Jens K. Davids, Lasse Fast Jensen, Tore Hejl Holm-Hansen, Anders Jelmert, Susanne Lindegarth, Stein Mortensen, Frithjof E. Moy, Pernille Nielsen, Pia Norling, Carlo Nyberg, Helle Torp Christensen, Bent Vismann, Mark Wejlemann Holm, Benni Winding Hansen, Per Dolmer

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The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is an invasive species that has dispersed into Scandinavia during the last few decades. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of extreme winter conditions on the mortality of the Pacific oyster in Scandinavia. The study was done by compiling mortality data from independent surveys in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Winter mortality of the oysters increased with latitude, which can be explained by the colder climate experienced at higher latitudes. Mortality was also found to be affected by site specific conditions such as water depth at the sampling sites of oyster populations. Despite the severe winter conditions of 2009/2010 causing high mortality, the Pacific oyster still exists in large numbers in Scandinavia. The present investigation indicates that extreme winter conditions may result in a temporary reduction of the density of the Pacific oyster, but that the species can be expected to continue its invasion of Scandinavian coastal areas.

Original language	English
Journal	Aquatic Invasions
Volume	7
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	433-440
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1818-5487
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2012.7.3.014
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Strand, Å., Blanda, E., Bodvin, T., Davids, J. K., Jensen, L. F., Holm-Hansen, T. H., Jelmert, A., Lindegarth, S., Mortensen, S., Moy, F. E., Nielsen, P., Norling, P., Nyberg, C., Christensen, H. T., Vismann, B., Holm, M. W., Hansen, B. W., & Dolmer, P. (2012). Impact of an icy winter on the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793) populations in Scandinavia. Aquatic Invasions, 7(3), 433-440. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2012.7.3.014

Strand, Å, Blanda, E, Bodvin, T, Davids, JK, Jensen, LF, Holm-Hansen, TH, Jelmert, A, Lindegarth, S, Mortensen, S, Moy, FE, Nielsen, P, Norling, P, Nyberg, C, Christensen, HT, Vismann, B, Holm, MW, Hansen, BW & Dolmer, P 2012, 'Impact of an icy winter on the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793) populations in Scandinavia', Aquatic Invasions, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 433-440. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2012.7.3.014

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