Particle feeding on suspended and deposited material is a common mode of food collection
among many groups of the Metazoa. In particular, many members of the Mollusca, most …

The functional response of a consumer is the relationship between its consumption rate and
the abundance of its food. A functional response is said to be of type I if consumption rate …

Suspension-feeding bivalve molluscs are foundation species in coastal intertidal systems.
The selective feeding capabilities of these animals can have a large influence on …

This review deals with the measurement of filtration rates in suspension feeding bivalves.
Currently used methods are described, and some reliable filtration rate data obtained under …

Population dynamics of common intertidal bivalves (Cerastoderma edule, Macoma balthica,
Mya arenaria, Mytilus edulis) are strongly related to seawater temperatures. In northwestern …

Construction and maintenance of burrows by macrofauna have large implications for the
microbiology and biogeochemistry of marine sediments. Although a wealth of new …

The last comprehensive reviews of ecology and natural history of ascidians were included in
the excellent 1971 publication by Millar on the biology of ascidians and the 1991 treatise on …

When filter-feeding bivalves experience very low algal concentrations, this eventually lead to
reduced siphon-opening and valve-gape, or complete closure, along with cessation of the …

Under optimal conditions, bivalves tend to filter the ambient water at a maximum rate but
under suboptimal environmental conditions, including low or very high algal concentrations …

Sponges are suspension feeders that use flagellated collar-cells (choanocytes) to actively
filter a volume of water equivalent to many times their body volume each hour. Flow through …