Maintaining turbidity and current flow in laboratory aquarium studies, a case study using Sabellaria spinulosa

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 370, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 35-40

  Davies, Andrew J ^a   Last, Kim S ^a   Attard, Karl ^a   Hendrick, Vicki J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current flow; Flow; Sabellaria spinulosa; Sediment; Suspension feeding; Tube growth; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; DIET; GROWTH RATE; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POLYCHAETE; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENTATION; STARVATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW;

POLYCHAETA; SABELLARIA SPINULOSA;

EID: 59649089597     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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