Effect of salinity and temperature on feeding physiology and scope for growth of an invasive species (Brachidontes pharaonis-Mollusca: Bivalvia) within the …

G Sarà, C Romano, J Widdows, FJ Staff - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2008 - Elsevier
The Indo-Pacific mytilid Brachidontes pharaonis (Bivalvia, Fischer 1870) offers an excellent
model for the study of “Lessepsian migration” and the successive colonization at new …

Molluscan models: Crepidula fornicata

JQ Henry, DC Lyons - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2016 - Elsevier
Gastropod snails in the genus Crepidula have emerged as model systems for studying a
metazoan super clade, the Spiralia. Recent work on one species in particular, Crepidula …

Origin and composition of sediment organic matter in a coastal semi-enclosed ecosystem: An elemental and isotopic study at the ecosystem space scale

S Dubois, N Savoye, A Grémare, M Plus… - Journal of Marine …, 2012 - Elsevier
The origin and composition of sediment organic matter (SOM) were investigated together
with its spatial distribution in the Arcachon Bay–a macrotidal lagoon that shelters the largest …

Distribution and dynamics of intertidal macrobenthos predicted from remote sensing: response to microphytobenthos and environment

D Van der Wal, PMJ Herman, RM Forster… - Marine Ecology …, 2008 - int-res.com
We investigated which variables, including environmental variables and food availability,
could predict the spatial distribution and dynamics of benthic macrofauna on an intertidal …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping intertidal oyster farms using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) high-resolution multispectral data

A Román, H Prasyad, S Oiry, BFR Davies… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In France, oyster aquaculture has been historically developed in intertidal zones, with
shellfish farming areas covering much of the Atlantic coast. Monitoring these off-bottom …

Organic matter assimilation by hard substrate fauna in an offshore wind farm area: a pulse-chase study

N Mavraki, S Degraer, J Vanaverbeke… - ICES Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The installation of offshore wind farms (OWFs) adds artificial hard substrates into naturally
soft-bottom areas, changing the local biodiversity. The turbine foundations are rapidly …

A single bio-energetics growth and reproduction model for the oyster Crassostrea gigas in six Atlantic ecosystems

M Alunno-Bruscia, Y Bourlès, D Maurer, S Robert… - Journal of sea …, 2011 - Elsevier
Many studies based on bioenergetics growth models have investigated the effects of
environmental factors on oyster (Crassostrea gigas) growth and physiology. However, most …

Recent expansion of the slipper limpet population (Crepidula fornicata) in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel (Western Channel, France)

M Blanchard - Aquatic Living Resources, 2009 - cambridge.org
A population of the invasive slipper limpet (Crepidula fornicata) has been spreading in the
Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel (Western English Channel) for 40 years. Sidescan sonar …

Microphytobenthos biomass and diversity mapping at different spatial scales with a hyperspectral optical model

P Launeau, V Méléder, C Verpoorter, L Barillé… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
This work is an extension of the MicroPhytoBenthos Optical Model (MPBOM) workflow. The
model was based on the observation that the biofilm itself has a negligible inherent …

Filtration Behaviour of Ostrea edulis: Diurnal Rhythmicity Influenced by Light Cycles, Body Size and Water Temperature

M Fabra, Z Morrall, L Helmer, G Watson, J Preston - Estuaries and Coasts, 2025 - Springer
Despite the existing studies on oyster physiology, it is a concern that, by ignoring the diurnal
rhythmicity of feeding activities, the current knowledge on oyster filtration might be …