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| Zurburg, Wouter; Smaal, Aad; Heral, Maurice; Dankers, Norbert. |
| Within the framework of an investigation into the carrying capacity of the Bay of Marennes-Oléron (France) for bivalve culture, the in situ uptake of suspended particulate material by oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and mussels (Mytilus edulis) was determined in experiments with benthic ecosystem tunnels. Very high fluctuations in seston quantity and quality were observed within and between tidal cycles. The percentage of organic carbon was inversely related to seston quantity at low concentrations. Organic carbon was diluted by resuspension of material rich in inorganic matter. At high seston concentrations a constant level of about 2% organic carbon was found. The CIN ratio was relatively constant throughout the seasons and fairly low (6.5 to 8.4). Owing to... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Microphytobenthos; Chlorophyll; Feeding; Mussel; Oyster; Seston quality; Seston load. |
| Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1994/publication-6843.PDF |
