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| Strohmeier, Tore; Strand, Oivind; Alunno-bruscia, Marianne; Duinker, Arne; Cranford, Peter J.. |
| Seasonal variation in blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, retention efficiency (RE) responses to natural seston concentrations were investigated in the Lysefjord, Norway. The smallest particles shown to be effectively retained (100%) were approximately 7 μm and this was observed on only one occasion. The most common response was for RE to progressively increase from small to large particles with maximum RE at 30 to 35 μm (8 of 12 experiments). Temporal changes in the seston size distribution towards a dominance of smaller particles coincided with a decrease in the RE maxima to particles between 7 and 15 μm diameter. The RE of 1 μm and 4 μm diameter particles ranged between 14–64% and 12–86%, respectively, showing that small particles occasionally serve as a... |
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Palavras-chave: Bivalve feeding physiology; Retention efficiency; Clearance rate; Marine ecophysiology; Seston; Suspension feeding; Mytilus edulis. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00054/16509/14024.pdf |
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