Do large seston particles contribute to the diet of the bivalve Cerastoderma edule?

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 261, Issue , 2003, Pages 161-173

  Karlsson, Örjan ^a   Jonsson, Per R ^a   Larsson, Ann I ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bed roughness; Cerastoderma edule; Flow; Large particles; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DIET; FILTER FEEDER; PARTICLE SIZE; SESTON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; CARDIIDAE; CERASTODERMA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242456848     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps261161     Document Type: Article

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