Growth of mussels Mytilus edulis at algal (Rhodomonas salina) concentrations below and above saturation levels for reduced filtration rate

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1005-1017

  Riisgård, Hans Ulrik ^a   Pleissner, Daniel ^a   Lundgreen, Kim ^a   Larsen, Poul S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

bioenergetics; filtration; functional response; Incipient saturation; ingestion; suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER FEEDING; FILTRATION; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; INGESTION RATE; JUVENILE; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROALGA; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 84880015728     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2012.742549     Document Type: Article

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