Interactive effects of flow speed and particle concentration on growth rates of an active suspension feeder

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1120-1131

  Genovese, Salvatore J ^a   Witman, Jon D ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

BRYOZOA; PARASMITTINA JEFFREYSI;

EID: 0033055112     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.4.1120     Document Type: Article

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