Carbon and nitrogen budgets of the mussel Mytilus edulis L. and the cockle Cerastoderma edule (L.) in relation to food quality
Prins, T.C.; Smaal, A.C. (1989). Carbon and nitrogen budgets of the mussel Mytilus edulis L. and the cockle Cerastoderma edule (L.) in relation to food quality, in: Ros, J.D. (Ed.) Topics in Marine Biology: Proceedings of the 22nd European Marine Biology Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, August 1987. Scientia Marina (Barcelona), 53(2-3): pp. 477-482 In: Ros, J.D. (Ed.) (1989). Topics in marine biology: Proceedings of the 22nd European Marine Biology Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, August 1987. European Marine Biology Symposia, 22. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar: Barcelona. 145-754 pp., more In: European Marine Biology Symposia., more |
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| Keywords | Chemical elements > Nonmetals > Atmospheric gases > Nitrogen
Chemical elements > Nonmetals > Carbon
Quality > Food quality
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract | To establish the effects of food quality on the carbon and nitrogen budgets, experiments with the mussel Mytilus edulis and the cockle Cerastoderma edule have been performed. Clearance rates, absorption efficiencies, oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion have been measured as a function of diets composed of Phaeodactylum tricornutum and suspended sediment. Net carbon loss is observed at high particle concentrations, probably due to mucus production. Nitrogen budgets are less influenced by high seston concentrations. Animals are able to maintain a constant N-absorption by means of selective ingestion. |
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