Age and productivity of the Antarctic scallop

Body size, geographical distribution, and biomass make Adamussium colbecki (Smith, 1902) one of the most conspicuous bivalve species in the Antarctic. Based on samples collected in austral summer 1999/2000 in Terra Nova Bay, the annual formation of shell growth bands visible on X-ray photographs was...

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Main Authors: Adamussium Colbecki, In Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea Antarctica, Olaf Heilmayera, Thomas Breya, Mariachiara Chiantoreb, Riccardo Cattaneo-viettib, Wolf E. Arntza, Terra Nova Bay
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Antarctic scallop
Bivalvia
Pectinidae
Production
Stable isotope analysis
Antarctic
Austral
Terra Nova Bay
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.461.1693
http://epic.awi.de/5470/1/Hei2002a.pdf
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Summary:Body size, geographical distribution, and biomass make Adamussium colbecki (Smith, 1902) one of the most conspicuous bivalve species in the Antarctic. Based on samples collected in austral summer 1999/2000 in Terra Nova Bay, the annual formation of shell growth bands visible on X-ray photographs was verified by stable isotope analysis. A general von Bertalanffy growth function was fitted to size-at-age data of 25 individuals (Hl = 108.86 mm, K = 0.114 year 1, t0 = 0.367, D = 1.284). Somatic production calculated from mass-specific growth rates was 234.6 kJ m 2 year 1. Gonadal productivity amounted to 70.92 kJ m 2 year 1. Annual somatic and gonad production-to-biomass ratios (P/B) were 0.199 and 0.052, respectively. According to its consumption and production, A. colbecki is likely to play a significant role in the trophic web of

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