Interaction between seston quantity and quality and benthic suspension feeders in the Oosterschelde (The Netherlands)

The benthic suspension feeders Cerastoderma edule and Mytilus edulis form the major part of the biomass of all ecogroups in the Oosterschelde.#Mean biomass on mussel cultureplots in the western part is 340 g ADW/m2 and on cockle banks 63 g ADW/m2. Because of filtration a seston flux towards the ...