Effects of increasing current velocity, turbidity and particle-size selection on the feeding activity and scope for growth of Ruditapes decussatus from Ria Formosa, southern Portugal

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-125

  Sobral, P ^a   Widdows, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current velocity; Feeding activity; Particle selection; R. decussatus; Scope for growth; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; CURRENT VELOCITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; PARTICLE SIZE; TURBIDITY;

ADAPTATION; ALGA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTRATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PORTUGAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY;

PORTUGAL;

BIVALVIA; RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS;

EID: 0034159973     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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