Sediment resuspension and boundary layer flow dramatically increase the growth rates of interface-feeding spionid polychaetes

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 49, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 209-224

  Hentschel, Brian T ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic boundary layer; Deposit feeding; Flume; Growth rate; Polydora; Spionid polychaete; Streblospio; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; EROSION; FEEDING; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FOOD PARTICLES; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; FILTER FEEDER; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH RATE; POLYCHAETE; RESUSPENSION;

CORNUTA; POLYCHAETA; POLYDORA; POLYDORA CORNUTA; SPIONIDA; STREBLOSPIO; STREBLOSPIO BENEDICTI;

EID: 4444297181     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.08.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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