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| Martins, Irene; Colaco, Ana; Dando, Paul R; Martins, I; Desbruyeres, Daniel; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Marques, J; Serrao Santos, R. |
| Bathymodiolus azoricus is a mussel from vent fields in the south-west of the Azores Triple junction (Mid-Atlantic Ridge-MAR). Experimental evidence indicates that B. azoricus is a mixotrophic organism, which obtains energy from a dual endosymbiosis and filter-feeding. Yet the relative contribution of symbiosis and filter-feeding to B. azoricus nutrition is still unclear. To address this question, we developed and individual-based model which describes sulphide and methane uptake by endosymbionts, the energy gained through microbial oxidations, the transfer of energy from endosymbionts to B. azoricus, filter-feeding of particulate organic matter (POC) by B. azoricus and the energetic wastes of the mytilid with respiration. The model accounts for... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Carbon flux model; Organic matter; Size; Filter feeding; Endosymbiosis; Bathymodiolus azoricus. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4541.pdf |
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