Utilization of microbial organic aggregates by bay scallops, Argopecten irradians (Lamarck)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-89

  Alber, Merryl ^a   Valiela, Ivan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Detritus; Nitrogen; Organic aggregates; Scallop

Indexed keywords

BAY SCALLOP; BIVALVE; DETRITUS; FILTER FEEDERS; FILTER FEEDING; NITROGEN; ORGANIC AGGREGATE; ORGANIC AGGREGATES;

ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS; FUCUS VESICULOSIS; GRACILARIA TIKVAHIAE; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII; AGROPECTEN IRRADIANS;

EID: 0029776960     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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