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Design and Use of an Apparatus for Quantifying Bivalve Suspension Feeding at Sea
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Design and Use of an Apparatus for Quantifying Bivalve Suspension Feeding at Sea

Design and Use of an Apparatus for Quantifying Bivalve Suspension Feeding at Sea

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September 05, 2018

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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.

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