The Effects of Phytoplankton Concentration, Size of Mussel and Water Temperature on Feed Consumption and Filtration Rate of the Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk)

Authors

İBRAHİM OKUMUŞ
NADİR BAŞÇINAR
MÜKERREM ÖZKAN

DOI

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Abstract

The effects of phytoplankton concentration, size and water temperature on the feeding rate of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Black Sea were investigated in the laboratory within a static system. Overall consumption (total cell/h) was significantly higher at the highest phytoplankton concentrations than at the lowest concentration (p

Keywords

Mytilus galloprovincialis, food consumption, filtration rate, phytoplankton concentration, mussel size, temperature

First Page

167

Last Page

172

Recommended Citation

OKUMUŞ, İBRAHİM; BAŞÇINAR, NADİR; and ÖZKAN, MÜKERREM (2002) "The Effects of Phytoplankton Concentration, Size of Mussel and Water Temperature on Feed Consumption and Filtration Rate of the Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk)," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 26: No. 2, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol26/iss2/3