Biodeposition by a Fouling Commmuity in the Indian River, Florida
Hoskin CM and Courtney D. 1983. Biodeposition by a Fouling Commmuity in the Indian River, Florida. Estuaries. 6(3):243- 246
The main purposes of this study have been to determine the rate of fecal pellet production from an undistrubed community of fouling organisms and to examine the effects of temperature and suspended sediment concentration on the rate of biodeposition. Biodeposition rates were studied for a fouling community in which the barnacle Balanus eburneus was a dominant species. The fouling community filtered Indian River lagoon water containing mud-sized particles and deposited them as sand-size fecal pellets. Measurements of the fecal pellet flux by sediment traps indicated seasonal variations as well as a correlation between temperature and the fecal pellet flux.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hoskin, Charles; Courtney, Dermott
- Units
- CANA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Sciences, barnacles ( Balanus eburneus), Plant Studies