Experiments on the survival of six brackish macro-invertebrates from the Baltic Sea after dredged spoil coverage and its implications for the field

• Published in: Journal of Marine Systems
• Main Authors: Powilleit, M., Graf, G., Kleine, J., Riethmueller, R., Stockmann, K., Wetzel, M.A., Koop, J.H.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/551; Malmgren; Arctica islandica
• Online Access: https://publications.hereon.de/id/26332; https://publications.hzg.de/id/26332; http://www.hzg.de/imperia/md/content/gkss/zentrale_einrichtungen/bibliothek/journals/2009/Powilleit-journmarsyst.pdf

Laboratory experiments using six macrobenthic invertebrates from a brackish habitat were performed to test the organisms escape reaction after burial at 4 °C and a salinity of 13 PSU. All three bivalves Arctica islandica (Linnaeus), Macoma balthica (Linnaeus), Mya arenaria (Linnaeus) and the polycha...