Sediment dwelling, microscopic primary producers, that occupy sediments in the photic
zone, are commonly referred to as microphytobenthos (MPB). The MPB are essential …

Models and tools for assessing the carrying capacity of an area of interest for bivalve culture
can be classified according to their level of complexity and scope. In this report, we discuss …

Global losses over the 20th century placed seagrass ecosystems among the most
threatened ecosystems in the world, with eutrophication, and associated deterioration of the …

Clearance rates of the hydromedusae Sarsia tubulosa, Rathkea octopunctata and
Bougainvillea superciliaris and the scyphomedusa Aurelia aurita were measured in the …

Mussels are important ecosystem engineers that have significant impacts on the ecology of
the seafloor. In this study, we attempt to characterize and explain infaunal and epifaunal …

The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of bottom and suspended mussel cultures,
cultured in different physical environments, on the sedimentary environmental conditions …

An increase of xenodiversity in plankton and benthos in the eastern Gulf of Finland was
observed from 1998 to 2004. Nonindigenous species account for 4.8% of all species found …

Mussels (Mytilus edulis) build massive, spatially complex, biogenic structures that alter the
biotic and abiotic environment and provide a variety of ecosystem services. Unlike rocky …

Biodiversity underpins the functioning of ecosystems and the diverse benefits that nature
provides to people, yet is being lost at an unprecedented rate. To halt or reverse biodiversity …

Mussel bottom culture is historically based on transplanting wild mussel seed to designated
culture plots. Seed mussel collectors (SMCs) that are deployed in the water column are …