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Bivalve Filter Feeders

in Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystem Processes

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Richard F. Dame

    1. Marine Science Department, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, USA

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Part of the book series: Nato ASI Subseries G: (ASIG, volume 33)

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Table of contents (28 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Feeding Physiology of Bivalves: Time-Dependence and Compensation for Changes in Food Availability

    1. Feeding Physiology of Bivalves: Time-Dependence and Compensation for Changes in Food Availability

      • Brian L. Bayne
      Pages 1-24

    2. Infaunal Filter-Feeding Bivalves and the Physiological Response to Short-Term Fluctuations in Food Availability and Composition

      • Enrique Navarro, Juan I. P. Iglesias
      Pages 25-56

    3. Phytoplankton-Mussel Bed Interactions in Intertidal Ecosystems

      • Harald Asmus, Ragnhild M. Asmus
      Pages 57-84

    4. Grazing of Natural Particulates by Bivalve Molluscs: A Spatial and Temporal Perspective

      • Carter R. Newell, Sandra E. Shumway
      Pages 85-148

    5. Invertebrate Predators and their Role in Structuring Coastal and Estuarine Populations of Filter Feeding Bivalves

      • Raymond Seed
      Pages 149-195

    6. The Impact of Bird Predation on Marine and Estuarine Bivalve Populations: A Selective Review of Patterns and Underlying Causes

      • Patrick M. Meire
      Pages 197-243

    7. The Role of Bivalve Filter Feeder Material Fluxes in Estuarine Ecosystems

      • Richard F. Dame
      Pages 245-269

    8. The Uptake of Organic Matter and the Release of Inorganic Nutrients by Bivalve Suspension Feeder Beds

      • A. C. Smaal, T. C. Prins
      Pages 271-298

    9. Hydrodynamic Control of Bivalve Filter Feeders: A Conceptual View

      • D. J. Wildish, D. D. Kristmanson
      Pages 299-324

    10. Bivalve Feeding and the Benthic Boundary Layer

      • Marcel Fréchette, Denis Lefaivre, Cheryl Ann Butman
      Pages 325-369

    11. Perspectives on Field Studies and Related Biological Models of Bivalve Growth and Carrying Capacity

      • Jon Grant, Michael Dowd, Keith Thompson, Craig Emerson, Annamarie Hatcher
      Pages 371-420

    12. A Set of Models to Investigate the Role of Benthic Suspension Feeders in Estuarine Ecosystems

      • Peter M. J. Herman
      Pages 421-454

    13. Why Carrying Capacity Models are Useful Tools for Management of Bivalve Molluscs Culture

      • Maurice Heral
      Pages 455-477

    14. Integrated Estuarine Management — Obtaining a Sustainable Yield of Bivalve Resources While Maintaining Environmental Quality

      • Norbert Dankers
      Pages 479-511
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Bivalve filter-feeding mollusks are important components of coastal ecosystems because they remove large quantities of suspended material from the water and excrete abundant amounts of reactive nutrients. These animals are also major prey for numerous predators including birds, fish, mammals, and invertebrates; furthermore, they are significant food resources for humans. While studies on the organismic and population level have dominated bivalve ecology, the recent focus on the ecosystem roles of filter feeding systems has led to larger-scale investigations. With this approach the specific topics of physiology, grazing, predation, nutrient cycling, physical environment, computer simulation modeling, and environmental management are combined into a meaningful whole.

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  • Marine Science Department, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, USA

    Richard F. Dame

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