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Collection of the clam Anodontia edentula in mangrove habitats in Panay and Guimaras, central Philippines
Primavera, Jurgenne 
; Lebata, M. J. H. L. ; ; Altamirano, Jon (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002)
; Lebata, M. J. H. L. ; ; Altamirano, Jon (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002)
The mangrove clam Anodontia edentula is highly prized in the Philippines for its flavor and large size. Because this infaunal species is found down to one meter deep in mangrove areas, harvesting the clam reportedly damages ...
Nature's subsidies to shrimp and salmon farming
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Primavera, Jurgenne ; (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1998)
; (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1998)
Although many fisheries stocks have declined precipitously throughout the world, fish farming--and especially shrimp and salmon farming--has boomed. The increasingly large scale of these enterprises is now having unforeseen ...
Ovarian rematuration of ablated sugpo prawn Penaeus monodon Fabricius
Primavera, Jurgenne ; (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 1978)
; (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 1978)
Spent Penaeus monodon females were tagged around one eyestalk with numbered brass tags, stocked in a concrete tank with males, and periodically examined for ovarian rematuration over a six-month period (February to August, ...
Effects of different sex ratios on maturation, fecundity and hatching rates of ablated Penaeus monodon wild stock
; Primavera, Jurgenne ; (Fisheries Research Society of the Philippines, 1980)
; (Fisheries Research Society of the Philippines, 1980)
The minimum number of males per female that would still ensure high maturation, fecundity and hatching rates in Penaeus monodon broodstock, is determined. Wild stock P. monodon were stocked in 4 m diameter circular tanks ...
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
Primavera, Jurgenne (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005)
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005)
Aquaculture, the farming of shrimp and other useful aquatic and marine plants and animals in artificially confined and tended ponds, pens, and cages, ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, ...
Runt-deformity syndrome in cultured giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon
Primavera, Jurgenne ; Quinitio, Emilia T. (Crustacean Society, 2000)
; Quinitio, Emilia T. (Crustacean Society, 2000)
A total of 24 morphological abnormalities associated with the Runt-Deformity Syndrome (RDS) is reported for the first time in 17- to 18-mo old F<sub>3</sub> generation <i>Penaeus monodon</i> (>40 mm CL) belonging to ...
Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies
; ; Primavera, Jurgenne ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (Nature Publishing Group, 2000)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; (Nature Publishing Group, 2000)
Global production of farmed fish and shellfish has more than doubled in the past 15 years. Many people believe that such growth relieves pressure on ocean fisheries, but the opposite is true for some types of aquaculture. ...
Illuminating the need for ecological knowledge in economic valuation of mangroves under different management regimes - a critique
; Primavera, Jurgenne (Elsevier, 2000)
(Elsevier, 2000)
This is a commentary on a paper by Gilbert and Janssen (Gilbert, A.J., Janssen, R., 1998. Ecol. Econ. 25, 323–346) that deals with valuation of management alternatives for the Pagbilao mangroves, Philippines. Our main ...
Effect of different mangrove-to-pond area ratios on influent water quality and WSSV occurrence in Penaeus monodon semi-intensive farms using the greenwater culture technique
Tendencia, Eleonor ; ; Primavera, Jurgenne ; (Elsevier, 2012)
; ; Primavera, Jurgenne ; (Elsevier, 2012)
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has been affecting the shrimp industry worldwide for two decades now. It continues to bring economic losses to affected farms. Despite the many studies on its epidemiology, there is no ...
Non-linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection
; ; ; ; ; ; ; Primavera, Jurgenne ; ; ; ; ; ; (Ecological Society of America, 2009)
; ; ; ; ; ; (Ecological Society of America, 2009)
Natural processes tend to vary over time and space, as well as between species. The ecosystem services these natural processes provide are therefore also highly variable. It is often assumed that ecosystem services are ...