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| Cognie, B; Barille, Laurent. |
| Bivalves, by releasing inorganic nutrients, can stimulate the growth of the primary producers on which they feed. Dissolved excretion and mineralization of biodeposits (pseudofaeces and faeces), two indirect processes related to their feeding activity, have already been identified. This study investigated whether microalgal growth is also dependent on the mucus secreted by bivalves and rejected with their biodeposits. An experimental study based on algal growth tests was conducted to determine whether the mucus coating the pseudofaeces and faeces of the oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) could stimulate the growth of nine marine microalgae: a Prasinophyceae [Tetraselmis suecica (Butcher)] and eight Diatomophyceae [Amphora sp. (Ehrenberg), Chaetoceros sp.... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Bivalve; Microphyte; Mucus; Fèces; Pseudofèces; Bivalve; Microalgae; Mucus; Faeces; Pseudofaeces. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00325/43607/43926.pdf |
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