Particle feeding on suspended and deposited material is a common mode of food collection
among many groups of the Metazoa. In particular, many members of the Mollusca, most …

Suspension-feeding bivalve molluscs are foundation species in coastal intertidal systems.
The selective feeding capabilities of these animals can have a large influence on …

Recently developed techniques for estimating bacterial biom! lSS and productivity indicate
that bacterial biomass In the sea Is related to phytoplankton ('Oncentration and that bacteria …

Bivalves, such as clams and oysters, are species having two-valved shells. In the marine
ecosystem these species play a unique and essential role. This book examines the ecology …

The full suite of carbon exchanges among the 36 most important components of the
Chesapeake Bay mesohaline ecosystem is estimated to examine the seasonal trends in …

The use of a combination of the stable isotopes of sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen allows the
flow of organic matter and trophic relations in salt marshes and estuaries to be traced while …

Measurements were made of the clearance rate of six bivalve species each in the presence
of mixed cell suspensions of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum (Pavillard) Schiller …

Herbivory in aquatic ecosystems implies feeding on suspended unicellular plants, the
phytoplankton. Animals that feed on suspended particles in the ambient water are …

This review deals with the measurement of filtration rates in suspension feeding bivalves.
Currently used methods are described, and some reliable filtration rate data obtained under …

This study was carried out in order to investigate human enteric virus contaminants in
mussels from three sites on the west coast of Sweden, representing a gradient of …