Essays about: "Filter feeders"

Found 3 essays containing the words Filter feeders.

1. 1. Effects of native freshwater mussels and leaf debris on benthic macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity : A field experiment with Margaritifera margaritifera in Vasslabäcken, Örebro county

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)

   Author : Kai Sven Onken; [2021]
   Keywords : bivalve; functional role; habitat modification; decomposition; biodeposition;

   Abstract : Organisms that are part of complex ecosystems interact not only with other organisms but also with their environment, affecting ecosystem functions. In aquatic ecosystems filter feeders affect ecosystem functioning by transferring energy and nutrients from the water to the benthos. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effect of Exposure to Microplastic Particles on Baltic Sea Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Filtration Rate

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Author : Mathias Jönsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : This study sought to investigate the effect of microplastics on Mytilus edulis’s ability to filtrate water. The mussels were sampled at Hanö bay located in the Baltic Sea, and were transported to a controlled environment. READ MORE

4. 3. A Phylogenetic Appraisal of Pachycormus bollensis: Implications for Pachycormiform Evolution

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Maria Lindkvist; [2012]
   Keywords : Pachycormus bollensis; pachycormiformes; parsimony analysis; Bayesian analysis; Holzmaden;

   Abstract : The Pachycormiformes were a successful group of stem-teleosts. Although they persisted for more than 100 million years in the Mesozoic seas and occupied a significant space of the ecosystem, little is known about this most diverse group. One of the earliest pachycormiformes is the lower Jurassic Pachycormus bollensis. READ MORE