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Design and Use of an Apparatus for Quantifying Bivalve Suspension Feeding at Sea
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Chapitres
- 00:04Titre
- 00:56Gimbal Table and Feeding Device
- 01:54Feeding Chamber Flow Calibration and Gut Transit Time
- 03:38Sample Collection
- 05:31Results: Representative Bivalve Suspension Feeding Quantification
- 06:31Conclusion
A flow-through device for using the biodeposition method to quantify filtration and feeding behavior of bivalve mollusks was modified for shipboard use. A two-dimensional gimbal table built around the device isolates the apparatus from boat motion, thereby allowing the accurate quantification of bivalve filtration variables at offshore shellfish aquaculture sites.
