Food-Limited Growth of Mytilus edulis L. in Relation to the Benthic Boundary Layer
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Vol. 42 (6) , 1166-1170
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f85-144
Abstract
The hypothesis that depletion of organic particles near the sediment limits the growth of benthic suspension feeders was tested. In situ growth of Mytilus edulis L. was significantly depressed at the sediment–water interface, as compared with growth 1.0 m above the mussel bed, in studies at two shore levels. Flesh dry weight was sensitive to treatment effects, but not shell growth. We conclude that mussels from the bed were food limited.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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