Following a strong phytoplankton bloom, the cells not ingested by suspension-feeding benthos such as bivalves deposits onto the bottom and are immediately consumed by deposit feeders grazing the surface. It is not clear that there is much nutritional difference between these two food sources. ...
Vol. 252: 159–172, 2003 MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES Mar Ecol Prog Ser Published April 30 Absorption efficiency, ingestion rate, gut passage time and scope for growth in suspension- and deposit-feeding Yoldia hyperborea Robert A. Stead1, 2,*, Raymond J. Thompson1, J. Roberto Jaramillo1,...