Spatial distribution patterns of the peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778) along the European coast: A review

The impact of estuarine salinity changes on the bivalves Scrobicularia plana and Cerastoderma edule, illustrated by behavioral and mortality responses on a laboratory assay

“…The Mondego estuary (Portugal) is economically important to local human populations, which explore valuable biological resources, such as the bivalves Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778) and Cerastoderma edule (L.) (Verdelhos et al, 2005(Verdelhos et al, , 2014Crespo et al, 2010). Bivalves are a link between primary producers and epibenthic consumers, with a key role on the community energy fluxes, and contribute to water column purification, filtering organic matter (Dumbauld et al, 2009;Beukema et al, 2010;Santos et al, 2011). the organism.…”

Behavioral and mortality responses of the bivalves Scrobicularia plana and Cerastoderma edule to temperature, as indicator of climate change's potential impacts

“…Bivalves are one of the most important biological groups on estuaries, with an essential role on the community energy flow, contributing to water column purification and as an important food resource (Dumbauld et al, 2009;Cardoso et al, 2008;Beukema et al, 2010;Crespo et al, 2010;Santos et al, 2011;Parada et al, 2012;Verdelhos et al, 2014). Scrobicularia plana is a deposit-feeder with a wide geographic distribution along the NE Atlantic coast and Mediterranean Sea (Latitude: 60 • N to 14 • N), usually inhabiting muddy sediments to a depth of 25 cm (Santos et al, 2011;Verdelhos et al, 2011 and references therein).…”

“…Scrobicularia plana is a deposit-feeder with a wide geographic distribution along the NE Atlantic coast and Mediterranean Sea (Latitude: 60 • N to 14 • N), usually inhabiting muddy sediments to a depth of 25 cm (Santos et al, 2011;Verdelhos et al, 2011 and references therein). Cerastoderma edule is a suspension filter feeder distributed from the Barents Sea to Mauritania (Latitude: 70 • N to 16 • N), that inhabits muddy/sand or sand banks, just below the sediment surface (Montaudouin et al, 2003;Genelt-Yanovskiy et al, 2010;Crespo et al, 2010).…”

“…Temperature is one of the most important factors determining the limits on the geographic distribution of bivalves, as it influences internal biological processes, reproduction patterns, growth and population abundance (Gosling, 2004;Compton et al, 2007;Helmuth et al, 2010;Kordas et al, 2011;Santos et al, 2011;Sorte et al, 2011;Verdelhos et al, 2011). Although most estuarine ectotherms are eurythermal -able to survive a broad range of temperatures (Lannig et al, 2006), tolerance to temperature is species-specific and depends on acclimation capacity (Gosling, 2004;Compton et al, 2007;Kordas et al, 2011;Goh and Lai, 2014).…”

Site-specific distribution of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana along the European coast

“…S. plana seems to be characterized by an overall patchy distribution (Hughes 1970, Langston 1986), which appears to be determined by the existence of specific environmental conditions during settlement (Santos et al 2011b). The species is an important food source for shorebirds and fish (e.g.…”