Measurement of benthic nutrient fluxes in mediterranean shellfish farms - a methodological approach
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| Date | 1991 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Grenz C, Plantecuny Mr, Plante R, Alliot E, Baudinet D, Berland B | ||||||||
| Source | Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Gauthier-Villars), 1991 , Vol. 14 , N. 2 , P. 195-201 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 16 | ||||||||
| Abstract | Benthic chambers were used to investigate fluctuations in nutrient fluxes and oxygen changes when comparing two benthic biota. Muddy sediments located under mussel-cultivation ropes were compared with a station outside the mussels' influence. Biodeposition from the mussels results in a drastic increase in the nutrient fluxes. A standard procedure is established in order to give reliable comparisons between stations and seasons: as a rule it should include six-hour periods of incubation with sampling intervals of two hours and at least four benthic chambers - preferably six - at each station. | ||||||||
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