Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Microplastics exposure could be detrimental to marine organisms especially under high
concentrations. However, few studies have considered the multiphasic nature of marine …

Recent developmental and genomic research focused on “slipper snails” in the genus
Crepidula has positioned Crepidula fornicata as a de facto model system for …

This book began life as a series of lectures given to second and third year undergraduates
at Oxford University. These lectures were designed to give students insights as to how …

Suspension-feeding molluscs are important members of coastal communities and a large
body of literature focuses on their feeding processes, including the efficiency of particle …

Bacteria has a important role on mechanism nutrition and energy on ecosystem. The
research was conducted September 2016–July 2017. This purpose research was to …

Trophic structure is among the most fundamental characteristics of an ecosystem since it is a
useful way to determine the main energy flow at the ecosystem level. In the Magellan Strait …

We measured in situ respiration, calcification, and excretion of the slipper limpet, Crepidula
fornicata L., and considered both seasonal variations and individual size, to estimate the …

In order to understand the trophic interactions between 2 introduced suspension feeders in
Europe, the North American slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata (Gastropoda) and the Pacific …

The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh is widely distributed in the Northern
Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere, yet it exhibits distinct population dynamics at local …