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Table 1 Mytilus edulis (Great Belt)

From: Effect of salinity on filtration rates of mussels Mytilus edulis with special emphasis on dwarfed mussels from the low-saline Central Baltic Sea

 

Days

5 psu

10 psu

15 psu

20 psu

25 psu

30 psu

F (ml min−1 ind.−1)

0–7

6.6 ± 3.8

25.5 ± 4.0

26.9 ± 5.1

29.6 ± 4.4

29.3 ± 4.1

31.9 ± 5.5

8–14

7.3 ± 4.2

29.2 ± 8.0

27.2 ± 5.8

33.4 ± 7.7

35.9 ± 5.6

34.2 ± 5.7

15–21

12.1 ± 5.8

37.3 ± 4.1

45.5 ± 9.6

44.7 ± 7.0

40.2 ± 6.5

40.5 ± 4.0

L (mm)

0

32.2 ± 0.4

32.0 ± 0.8

31.7 ± 0.5

32.2 ± 0.9

32.1 ± 0.6

32.0 ± 0.9

7

31.0 ± 0.8

32.1 ± 1.0

32.2 ± 1.2

32.4 ± 0.9

32.9 ± 0.8

32.8 ± 1.2

14

31.6 ± 0.8

32.0 ± 1.3

31.9 ± 0.8

32.8 ± 0.7

33.3 ± 1.1

33.0 ± 1.0

21

32.0 ± 0.7

32.2 ± 1.1

32.6 ± 1.3

32.8 ± 1.1

32.7 ± 1.1

33.6 ± 0.8

W (mg)

0

130.8 ± 13.7

160.6 ± 10.7

151.6 ± 19.1

173.4 ± 31.1

158.6 ± 19.6

159.7 ± 17.4

7

138.6 ± 24.0

165.0 ± 22.0

154.7 ± 24.2

175.8 ± 11.2

171.3 ± 34.1

176.5 ± 34.3

14

141.3 ± 20.0

158.1 ± 20.5

157.4 ± 15.3

186.1 ± 32.0

203.1 ± 34.0

188.8 ± 19.8

21

135.5 ± 4.3

168.0 ± 25.9

174.3 ± 20.7

190.3 ± 18.9

187.8 ± 21.2

193.0 ± 26.8

CI (mg cm−3)

0

3.9 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 0.8

4.7 ± 0.4

4.9 ± 0.5

7

4.0 ± 1.0

5.0 ± 0.6

4.7 ± 0.7

5.1 ± 0.4

4.8 ± 0.7

4.9 ± 0.5

14

4.5 ± 0.7

4.7 ± 0.7

4.8 ± 0.6

5.3 ± 0.8

5.5 ± 1.0

5.0 ± 0.4

21

4.1 ± 0.4

4.8 ± 0.9

4.9 ± 0.5

4.5 ± 1.8

4.5 ± 1.9

5.1 ± 0.9

C (cells ml−1)

0–21

4,023 ± 647

3,431 ± 357

3,556 ± 291

3,627 ± 361

3,929 ± 359

3,559 ± 799

μ (% d−1)

0–21

0.18

0.13

0.62

0.48

0.97

0.91

  1. Mean individual filtration rate (F), shell length (L), dry weight of soft parts (W), condition index (CI), algal (R. salina) concentration (C) and estimated weight-specific growth rate (μ) of mussels exposed to 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 psu. ±SD indicated