Contents
Introduction
K. Reise
Part I
Suspension Feeders in Coastal Mud and Sand
1
Benthic Suspension Feeders as Determinants of Ecosystem
1
Structure and Function in Shallow Coastal Waters
11
R. Dame, D. Bushek, T. Prins
1.1
Introduction . . . . . . .
11
1.2
Reefs and Beds . . . . . .
12
1.2.1
Bivalve Molluscs (Bivalvia)
12
1.2.2
Vermetids (Gastropoda)
21
1.2.3
Sabellids (Polychaeta)
22
1.2.4
Serpulids (Polychaeta)
23
1.3
Encrustations .
24
1.4
Species Groups
24
1.5
Discussion
26
References . . . . . . . .
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31
2
Dynamics of Spatial and Temporal Complexity in European
and North American Soft-Bottom Mussel Beds . . . . ..
39
J.A.Commito, N.M.J.A. Dankers
2.1
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
2.2
The Dynamic Nature of Mussel-Bed Structure
40
2.3
Quantifying Mussel-Bed Structure
Using Fractal Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . .
44