2.17.2.2.1 Examples of the effect of deposit feeders Deposit-feeding mud snails, Hydrobia ulvae. The small mud snail Hydrobia ulvae (maximum length around 5 mm) is very abundant on European tidal flats (Fig. 7). It is deposit-feeding and lives on the surface of a broad spectrum of muddy...
Sea cucumbers are mostly deposit feeders able to consume sedimentary organic matter and, thus, are ideal candidate for the remediation of eutrophicated sediments, like those beneath aquaculture projects. Breeding and restocking of overexploited sea cucumbers populations are well-establis...