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| Pascal, Pierre-yves; Dupuy, C; Richard, P; Haubois, A.g.; Niquil, N. |
| Deposit feeders are able to process a considerable volume of sediment, containing large quantities of associated bacteria. However, conclusions concerning the trophic role played by benthic bacteria in marine sediments are still not fully elucidated. This study deals with bacterivory by the gastropod Hydrobia ulvae, one of the most abundant deposit-feeding species in intertidal mudflats in Western Europe. Ingestion rates of bacteria were determined during grazing experiments using 15N preenriched bacteria. Grazing experiments were performed in order to measure effects of abiotic (temperature, salinity and luminosity) and biotic (bacterial and algal abundances) factors on ingestion rates of bacteria by H. ulvae of an intertidal mudflat (Brouage,... |
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Palavras-chave: Mudflat; Nematodes; Ammonia tepida; Environmental factors; Grazing; Bacteria; Gastropod; Hydrobia ulvae; Deposit feeding. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4781.pdf |
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