The contribution of marine snow to the particle food supply of the benthic suspension feeder, Mytilus edulis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 321, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-124

  Newell, Carter R ^a   Pilskaln, C H ^b   Robinson, S M ^c   MacDonald, B A ^d  

^a Great Eastern Mussel Farms   (United States)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exhalant siphon area; Flow modeling; Marine snow; Mytilus edulis; Pseudofeces production; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD SUPPLY; MARINE SNOW; PARTICLE SETTLING;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; SHOREY COVE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 20444452966     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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