Control of suspension feeding bivalve production by current speed (original) (raw)

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Growth experiments confirm that production by a bed of blue mussels_(Mytilus edulis)_ may be controlled by tidal current speed through its effect on seston supply. The mechanism of this effect involves a downstream seston depletion and is thus applicable only to populations of mussels. Individual physiological responses by mussels, such as increased filtration, ingestion and assimilation rates at higher current speeds, are not involved in the enhanced bivalve production observed.

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1. Fisheries and Environmental Sciences Division, Fisheries Research Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Biological Station, EOG 2X0, St. Andrews, N. B., Canada
   D. J. Wildish
2. Chemical Engineering Department, University of New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Fredericton, N. B., Canada
   D. D. Kristmanson

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Wildish, D.J., Kristmanson, D.D. Control of suspension feeding bivalve production by current speed.Helgolander Meeresunters 39, 237–243 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01992771

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• Issue date: September 1985
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