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Further exploration, characterization and utilization of the natural brine schrimp Artemia resources in the People's Republic of China
Dutch title: Verdere exploratie, karakterisatie en gebruik van natuurlijke bronnen van het pekelkreeftje Artemia in de Volksrepubliek China:
Funder identifier: 3E970178 (Other contract id)
Period: December 1996 till June 2000
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms Aquaculture; Genetic selection; Life history; Live feed
Taxonomic term: Artemia Leach, 1819 [WoRMS]
  • Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Dierwetenschappen en Aquatische Ecologie; Laboratorium voor Aquacultuur en Artemia Reference Center (ARC), more
  • Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad (VLIR), more, sponsor
Bilateral scientific and technological co-operation with the Salt Research Institute, China. Co-promoted by Ziqiang Chen.

- Identification of new Artemia habitats.
- Taxonomic identification and genetic characterization of Artemia strains.
- Determination of the suitability of new Artemia strains for aquaculture.
- Competition experiments.
- Study of life history traits.