Some Effects Of Salinity On Two Populations Of Red Swamp Crawfish, Procambarus Clarki (Girard)
Salinity tolerance was compared between an inland population of red swamp crawfish, Procambarus clarki, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a coastal marsh population from Grand Chenier, Louisiana. Newly hatched crawfish from each population were killed in less than one week in salinities of 15, 20 and 30 ppt. Crawfish, 30 mm in total length, withstood salinities up to 20 ppt, but died in 30 ppt in two to three days. Crawfish, 40 to 120 mm in total length, showed no significant mortality after one week in salinities up to 30 ppt. Thirty-millimeter crawfish exposed to salinities of 0,...
