Degradation of mussel (mytilus edulis) fecal pellets released from hanging long-lines upon sinking and after settling at the sediment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1376-1387

  Carlsson, Marita Sundstein ^a,b   Glud, Ronnie Nøhr ^b,c,d   Petersen, Jens Kjerulf ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIVALVE; CARBON SINK; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FECAL PELLET; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INCUBATION; MUSSEL CULTURE; OXYGEN; SHALLOW WATER; TIMESCALE; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 77958030271     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-067     Document Type: Article

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