Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Black Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Linnaeus, 1758) Culture in Izmir Bay (Iskele-Urla)-Turkey: Preliminary Results on the Annual Feeding Cycle Using a Qualitative Approach

Type Article
Date 2010-12
Language English
Author(s) Lok Aynur1, Metin Gulnur2, Acarli Sefa3, Goulletquer PhilippeORCID3
Affiliation(s) 1 : Ege Univ, Fac Fisheries, Dept Aquaculture, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey.
2 : Ege Univ, Fac Fisheries, Dept Fisheries & Proc Technol, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey.
3 : Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Gokceada Sch Appl Sci, Gokceada, Canakkale, Turkey.
4 : Ctr IFREMER, F-44311 Nantes 03, France.
Source Turkish Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences (1303-2712) (Central Fisheries Research Inst), 2010-12 , Vol. 10 , N. 4 , P. 527-536
DOI 10.4194/trjfas.2010.0413
WOS© Times Cited 4
Keyword(s) Mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, harmful, phytoplankton, stomach content, Aegean Sea
Abstract Considering the filtration capacity of mussels to qualitative particle selection, our study focused directly on ingested species by assessing mussel stomach content of various size classes (1-5 cm) over a year (August 97-June 98) rather than monitoring seawater samples. Different size of mussels (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 cm in length) was sampled monthly from the sides of fish cage floats in Urla-Izmir. Stomach contents were analyzed under microscope and different plankton species were grouped taxonomically. Bacillariophycea, Dinophyceae, Oxyphceae, Euglenophyceae as phytoplanktonic species were observed in the stomach contents of mussels as well as zooplanktonic species including Ciliata, Cladocera, Copepod, bivalve and gastropod larvae. Over the sampling period, according to the Bray-Curtis similarity test mussels' stomach for all sizes was of similar content except in August and October.
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Lok Aynur, Metin Gulnur, Acarli Sefa, Goulletquer Philippe (2010). Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Black Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Linnaeus, 1758) Culture in Izmir Bay (Iskele-Urla)-Turkey: Preliminary Results on the Annual Feeding Cycle Using a Qualitative Approach. Turkish Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences, 10(4), 527-536. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas.2010.0413 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00032/14329/