Relationship between plankton dynamics and growth of the long-lived clam Arctica islandica on the Faroe shelf

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Matras, Una, Salter, Ian, Larsen, Karin Margretha H., Gaard, Eilif, Steingrund, Petur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Ocean Engineering; Water Science and Technology; Aquatic Science; Global and Planetary Change; Oceanography; Faroe Islands; Faroe Shelf; Arctica islandica; Zooplankton
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.822343; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.822343/full

Marine ecosystem dynamics can vary on timescales ranging from months to centuries, but many observational data are limited to just a few decades. The bivalve Arctica islandica may live up to five centuries depositing annual growth increments in its shells which can serve as an indicator for ecosyste...