Environmental factors and seasonal variation in density of mussel larvae (Mytilus edulis) in Danish waters

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Environmental factors and seasonal variation in density of mussel larvae (Mytilus edulis) in Danish waters. / Riisgard, Hans Ulrik; Lundgreen, Kim; Pleißner, Daniel.
In: Open Journal of Marine Science, Vol. 5, No. 3, 01.01.2015, p. 280-289.

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title = "Environmental factors and seasonal variation in density of mussel larvae (Mytilus edulis) in Danish waters",
abstract = "Mussel larval densities may fluctuate considerably on both small spatial and short temporal scales. So far, only few and scattered data on the occurrence of mussel larvae have been reported from Danish waters. However, seasonal variation in density of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larvae as related to environmental factors (temperature, salinity, phytoplankton biomass) is basic information of relevance for future line-mussel farming in Danish waters. Here we report on the density of mussel larvae in a number of potential farming sites in the inner Danish waters. The mussel larval density measured in Skive Fjord, an eutrophicated inner branch of Limfjorden, during a period of 20 years, from 1989 to 2009, along with corresponding temperatures and chlorophylla, makes up the most important series of data reported here. In most years, a pronounced spring density peak and a subsequently lower autumn peak could be seen in Skive Fjord, but most conspicuous in the period 1993 to 2002 where the mean maximum spring larval density was 319 ± 260 ind·l-1. Further, data on mussel larval densities have been recorded on 4 locations in the Great Belt region: Kerteminde Bay in 2008 to 2011, and in 2008 at 3 other locations: Musholm Bay, Svendborg Sund, and Horsens Fjord. The maximum spring densities in the studied waters were observed in Skive Fjord, typically in May, whereas 10 to 100 times lower peak densities were found at the other locations studied. The reported observations show that mussel larvae are omnipresent in the studied areas and it is suggested that the larval density is sufficient forrecruitment to future line-mussel farms.",
keywords = "Chemistry, Mussel Larvae Density, Seasonal Variation, Environmental Factors, Mytilus edulis, Biology",
author = "Riisgard, {Hans Ulrik} and Kim Lundgreen and Daniel Plei{\ss}ner",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.4236/ojms.2015.53023",
language = "English",
volume = "5",
pages = "280--289",
journal = "Open Journal of Marine Science",
issn = "2161-7392",
publisher = "Scientific Research Publishing Inc",
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N2 - Mussel larval densities may fluctuate considerably on both small spatial and short temporal scales. So far, only few and scattered data on the occurrence of mussel larvae have been reported from Danish waters. However, seasonal variation in density of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larvae as related to environmental factors (temperature, salinity, phytoplankton biomass) is basic information of relevance for future line-mussel farming in Danish waters. Here we report on the density of mussel larvae in a number of potential farming sites in the inner Danish waters. The mussel larval density measured in Skive Fjord, an eutrophicated inner branch of Limfjorden, during a period of 20 years, from 1989 to 2009, along with corresponding temperatures and chlorophylla, makes up the most important series of data reported here. In most years, a pronounced spring density peak and a subsequently lower autumn peak could be seen in Skive Fjord, but most conspicuous in the period 1993 to 2002 where the mean maximum spring larval density was 319 ± 260 ind·l-1. Further, data on mussel larval densities have been recorded on 4 locations in the Great Belt region: Kerteminde Bay in 2008 to 2011, and in 2008 at 3 other locations: Musholm Bay, Svendborg Sund, and Horsens Fjord. The maximum spring densities in the studied waters were observed in Skive Fjord, typically in May, whereas 10 to 100 times lower peak densities were found at the other locations studied. The reported observations show that mussel larvae are omnipresent in the studied areas and it is suggested that the larval density is sufficient forrecruitment to future line-mussel farms.

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KW - Mussel Larvae Density

KW - Seasonal Variation

KW - Environmental Factors

KW - Mytilus edulis

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SP - 280

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