Meiofaunal effects on growth and survivorship of the polychaete Streblospio benedicti Webster and the bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria (L.)

Autor:	Bruce C. Coull, Erik C. Zobrist
Rok vydání:	1994
Předmět:	Polychaete Mercenaria biology Ecology Survivorship curve Meiobenthos Context (language use) Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Bivalvia Mollusca Crustacean Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 175:167-179
ISSN:	0022-0981
DOI:	10.1016/0022-0981(94)90024-8
Popis:	The “meiofaunal bottleneck” theory states that permanent meiofauna negatively affect macrofaunal recruitment by either interfering with larval settlement or reducing survivorship and growth of recently-settled macrofaunal juveniles. Laboratory experiments examined the effects of a manipulated meiofaunal community of nematodes, copepods, and foraminiferans on the survivorship and growth of the polychaete Streblospio benedicti Webster and the bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria (L.). Results indicate that growth and survivorship of juveniles of both macrofaunal species were not significantly reduced by the presence of meiofauna. Within the context of our experiments, the meiofaunal numerical dominants in estuarine muddy sediments (nematodes and copepods) do not account for the “meiofaunal bottleneck”.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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