The predation of zooplankton by the blue mussel ...
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| Title | The predation of zooplankton by the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and the clubbed tunicate (Styela clava) |
| Author(s) | A. LeBlanc, D. Bourque, T. Landry, J. Davidson, N. MacNair |
| Date | 2007 |
| Publisher | Gulf Fisheries Centre |
| Place published | Moncton, N.B. |
| Pages | 18 |
| Abstract | Consumption of planktonic larvae of bivalves, copepods, gastropods and polychaetes by Mytilus edulis and Styela clava was evaluated in the laboratory. Two experimental groups of filter feeders were compared: 1 M. edulis and 1 S. clava. Clearance rates of all prey taxa were similar for M. edulis and S. clava. Ingestion rates (IR) were not different between the two predators except for one occasion when M. edulis had higher IR of copepods. Clearance rates of the different prey taxa were not different for either predator species. Mussels and tunicates both consume larvae. However, the abundance of tunicates in certain areas of PEI may increase the predation pressure on larvae which may decrease mussel larvae collection. Also, tunicates may reduce the food available to mussels which might, in turn reduce their reproductive potential. |
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