MZIs were developed for mussel seed capture. Mussel larvae scattered by the water attach themselves to the ropes or nets…
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Pocket pipes Fouling on the MZIs is also a common problem, resulting in less capture. One example is pocket pipes.…
The quality of a plot is a sum of the local variation in food quantity (location relative to the sea…
There are several interactions between mussel beds and the nutrient homeostasis in their environment. By placing plastic tunnels over mussel…
Mussel growth, both in shell length and flesh weight, depends largely on the amount and quality of food ingested. In…
Density-dependent processes play an important role in the self-organization of mussels and hence growth and survival rates. Mussels form spatial…
In natural mussel beds, distinct spatial patterns can be observed from the air. Particularly in young mussel beds, bands with…
A mussel larva does not yet have the same digestive system as those that have already found a place on…
Mussels filter out all kinds of suspended solids (seston) from the water. The seston includes plankton, bacteria and inorganic material.…
The common mussel also called the blue mussel Mytilus edulis belongs to the mollusca (mollusks), also called shellfish. Because they…