Documentation of intertidal mussel bed (Mytilus edulis) sites at the coast of Lower Saxony

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (S1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Millat ◽  
Marc Herlyn
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Lower Saxony ◽  
Mussel Bed ◽  
Intertidal Mussel

scholarly journals Long-term, high frequency in situ measurements of intertidal mussel bed temperatures using biomimetic sensors

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Helmuth ◽  
Francis Choi ◽  
Allison Matzelle ◽  
Jessica L. Torossian ◽  
Scott L. Morello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Mussel Bed ◽  
Intertidal Mussel

scholarly journals Initiating the formation of an intertidal mussel bed : A trial in the Ems-Dollard estuary

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.T. Glorius ◽  
◽  
A. Meijboom ◽  
T. Gienapp ◽  
T. Janssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mussel Bed ◽  
Intertidal Mussel

Enlarged Stem Glands in the Foot of the Post-Larval Mussel, Mytilus Edulis: Adaptation for Bysso-Pelagic Migration

1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. W. Lane ◽  
J. A. Nott ◽  
D. J. Crisp
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Larval Life ◽  
Subsequent Growth ◽  
Intertidal Mussel ◽  
Settlement And Metamorphosis

Following primary settlement and metamorphosis in Myiilus edulu (L.), the original larval stem glands (S1 and S2) increase enormously in size in the plantigrade. These glands, packed with mature secretion, discharge into a multi-partitioned posterior ducted system which is transitional in form between that of the larva and the adult. The gross enlargement of the stem glands appears to be an adaptation for frequent and copious production of byssus material during the bysso-pelagic and attachment phases of early post-larval life. This interpretation is supported by the fact that the volume ratio of the stem glands to the foot declines during subsequent growth of the young mussel and that other glands take over the function of byssus stem formation in mature mussels. Enhanced dispersal of post-larvae by bysso-pelagic drifting would account for the widespread and heavy fouling of offshore platforms by the almost exclusively intertidal mussel, particularly where these structures are far distant from coastal stocks.

Food-Limited Growth of Mytilus edulis L. in Relation to the Benthic Boundary Layer

1985 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1166-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Fréchette ◽  
Edwin Bourget
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Shell Growth ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Benthic Boundary Layer ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
In Situ Growth ◽  
Limited Growth ◽  
Mussel Bed ◽  
Organic Particles

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.

scholarly journals Large-Scale Spatial Dynamics of Intertidal Mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) Bed Coverage in the German and Dutch Wadden Sea

Ecosystems ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 550-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eelke O. Folmer ◽  
Jan Drent ◽  
Karin Troost ◽  
Heike Büttger ◽  
Norbert Dankers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wadden Sea ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Intertidal Mussel

Population structure of the intertidal crab Cyrtograpsus altimanus (Brachyura: Varunidae) in a northern Patagonia mussel bed

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Guadalupe Vázquez ◽  
Claudia C. Bas ◽  
Eduardo D. Spivak
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
San Antonio ◽  
Reproductive Period ◽  
Size At Maturity ◽  
Mussel Bed ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Northern Patagonia ◽  
Intertidal Crab ◽  
Intertidal Mussel ◽  
Males And Females

The population structure, size at maturity, reproductive period, recruitment and habitat use were studied in a population of the grapsoid crab Cyrtograpsus altimanus in an intertidal mussel bed at San Antonio Bay, Argentina. Samples were taken from October 2000 to January 2002. Crabs were sized and sexed to estimate size–frequency distributions (SFD). Modal groups of males and females were the same. Growth, evidenced by the shift to right of SFD modal classes, was observed in spring, summer and autumn. Size at maturity of females varied seasonally. Ovigerous females were found in winter, spring and summer, but two discrete recruitment events (in spring and autumn) are proposed. Based on the maximum male and female sizes found in the mussel bed, a size constraint is proposed that forces large crabs to migrate to cobblestone adjacent habitats.

Secondary production of an intertidal mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) population in the Eastern Scheldt (S.W. Netherlands)

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan A. Craeymeersch ◽  
Peter M. J. Herman ◽  
Patrick M. Meire
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Secondary Production ◽  
Intertidal Mussel
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