The Rate of Growth of the Hard Clam Mercenaria mercenariaL) throughout the Geographical Range

Ansell, A. D.

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“…Variations in the annual shell-growth patterns of marine bivalve mollusks are controlled by both exogenous and endogenous factors, including age (e.g., Hall et al 1974, Berta 1976), tides (House & Farrow 1968, Evans 1972, Ohno 1989, day/night cycles (Clark 1975), temperature (Henderson 1929, Kennish & Olsson 1975, salinity (Davis & Calabrese 1964, Navarro 1988, Marsden &Pilkington 1995, phytoplankton abundance (Ansell 1968, Sato 1997, and biological clock (Rao 1954, Morton 1970 This study 1988a, 1988b). The importance of each of these factors varies greatly among different species and among populations of the same species living in different habitats (e.g., Hall et al 1974).…”

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Shell growth and reproductive cycle of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in Tokyo Bay, Japan: relationship with environmental conditions

Okaniwa

Miyaji

Sasaki³

et al. 2010

Plankton Benthos Res

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This study investigates shell growth patterns and the reproductive cycle of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in Tokyo Bay, central Japan. A follow-up study of marked mussels within the intertidal zone from July 2007 to September 2008 indicates a remarkably fast annual shell-growth rate and a short life span, reaching the maximum shell length (ca. 70 mm) at age 3 or 4 years. Histological examinations of mussel gonads collected fortnightly revealed that the Tokyo Bay population has a spawning season between late autumn and spring, and attains sexual maturation several months after recruitment. Shell growth patterns for individual mussels show seasonal variations, with high shell-growth rates during spring and summer, and minimal growth from late autumn to early spring. Slow shell growth during winter is possibly controlled by combined environmental (lower air and seawater temperatures, and scarce phytoplankton) and physiological (the reproductive effort expended in gametogenesis and spawning) factors.

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confidence: 91%

Shell growth and reproductive cycle of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in Tokyo Bay, Japan: relationship with environmental conditions

Okaniwa

Miyaji

Sasaki³

et al. 2010

Plankton Benthos Res

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“…7.6) relative to the other growth phases. this represents the onset of rapid shell growth during the winter and spring seasons where water temperature approaches optimal (15° c-20° c) (Ansell, 1968). Such a pattern suggests an intensive period of harvest as opaque shell growth forms.…”

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“…modern specimens from protected areas along the southeastern coast are known to live up to 30 years (Ansell, 1968;Quitmyer and Jones, chap. 7, this volume), but the maximum age of individuals from prehistoric contexts on st. Catherines is about 10 years with most in the 3-4 year range (see fig.…”

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“…8,this volume). Previous researchers have reported that the sequential formation of opaque and translucent shell is a physiological response to seasonal changes in temperature or factors related to temperature (Ansell, 1968). temperatures ranging between 15° c and 20° c are regarded as optimal: the range in which the animal attains maximum growth rates (Fegley, 2001).…”

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“…8.1). These increments are thought to represent an annual cycle of growth and reflect changes in shell microstructure and chemistry associated with physiological responses to variations in water temperature or factors related to temperature (ansell, 1968;Jones and Quitmyer, 1996).…”

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Some Effects of a Power Plant Effluent on Estuarine Epibenthic Organisms

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A study using the submerged test panel method was conducted a t the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station near Barnegat Bay, New Jersey to investigate effects of the heated effluent on epibenthic communities. Test panels were placed in the intake and discharge canals and collected using SCUBA a t 28, 84, 168 and 335-day intervals between October 1970 and October 1971. Exposed panels were replaced by clean panels upon collection.Faunal resemblance, both between stations during a sampling date and within stations from one sampling date to the next, was low. Numbers of species were higher at the discharge station than a t the intake station from late fall to early summer and lower from midsummer to early fall. Overall differences in diversity at the two stations could not be detected. The optimum temperature for growth of Balanus sp. was approached more closely during winter in the discharge canal than in the intake canal where growth was retarded by cold water. Balanus eburneus appeared to have a n extended breeding season. Because of dilution of the discharged water with cooler intake water through a plant bypass system during the summer, the effluent was not seriously harmful to amphipod reproduction. Season abundances of numerous invertebrates a t both stations are reported and possible power plant effects are discussed.

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The Rate of Growth of the Hard Clam Mercenaria mercenariaL) throughout the Geographical Range

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Some Effects of a Power Plant Effluent on Estuarine Epibenthic Organisms

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