Plankton availability and retention efficiencies of cold-seep symbiotic mussels

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Pile, Adele J.
Young, Craig M.
Publisher
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc.
Date Issued
1999
Note

Mussels from deep-sea methane/sulfide seeps in the Gulf of Mexico supplement their symbiotically acquired nitrogen by feeding selectively on nitrogen-rich bacterioplankton. The previously unknown natural diet of the mussels consists of bacteria, Synechococcus-type cyanobacteria, and protozoans. Overall retention increased with increasing mussel size, though the largest mussels did not retain bacteria.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
8 p.
Subject (Topical)
Mussels
Marine plankton
Marine eutrophication--Mexico, Gulf of
Nitrogen cycle
Nutrient cycles
Identifier
3172681
Additional Information
Mussels from deep-sea methane/sulfide seeps in the Gulf of Mexico supplement their symbiotically acquired nitrogen by feeding selectively on nitrogen-rich bacterioplankton. The previously unknown natural diet of the mussels consists of bacteria, Synechococcus-type cyanobacteria, and protozoans. Overall retention increased with increasing mussel size, though the largest mussels did not retain bacteria.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://aslo.org/lo/ and may be cited as: Pile, A. J., & Young, C. M. (1999). Plankton availability and retention efficiencies of cold-seep symbiotic mussels. Limnology and Oceanography, 44(7), 1833-1939.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1296.
Date Backup
1999
Date Text
1999
Date Issued (EDTF)
1999
Extension


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FADT3172681
Issuance
single unit
Organizations
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Pile, Adele J.

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8 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172681
Title Plain
Plankton availability and retention efficiencies of cold-seep symbiotic mussels
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172681
Origin Information

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc.
1999
single unit
Title
Plankton availability and retention efficiencies of cold-seep symbiotic mussels
Other Title Info

Plankton availability and retention efficiencies of cold-seep symbiotic mussels