The initial increase in filtration is a response to greater advection of water pockets of depleted seston emanating from the excurrent siphon of the clam. |
The effects of velocity and seston concentration on the exhalant siphon area, valve gape and filtration rate of the mussel Mytilus edulis. |
Changes in seston concentration are revealed in the field by the fluorometers, and the sampled water can be analyzed in the laboratory for various seston parameters. |