Brown shrimp (crangon crangon, L.) functional response to density of different sized juvenile bivalves macoma balthica (l.)

H. Andresen, J. van der Meer

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    Abstract

    Variability in infaunal bivalve abundance in the Wadden Sea is largely determined by recruitment variability. Post-settlement, but pre-recruitment bivalve mortality is high and related to the occurrence of their most abundant predator, the brown shrimp Crangon crangon. To investigate if the mortality patterns of newly settled bivalves can be explained by the foraging behavior of brown shrimp, we carried out experiments on shrimp functional response to three size classes of juveniles of the Baltic Tellin Macoma balthica. The functional response curves for all three prey sizes (0.62 mm, 0.73 mm, and 0.85 mm) were the hyperbolic Holling's type II. The attack rate was highest for the smallest prey size (a=0.31, medium and large prey a=0.22); the handling time was longest for the largest prey size (T
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)31-38
    JournalJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
    Volume390
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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