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Publication Date
8-2025
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Bivalve feeding models typically attempt to predict clearance rate, the volume of water processed by bivalves, through relationships between organism size and environmental conditions such as temperature, salinity, and particulate matter, which moderate feeding rates (Cranford et al., 2011; Ehrich and Harris, 2015). Despite the importance of accurately quantifying feeding rates in carrying capacity estimations, feeding models are often not validated with empirical data. This report tests and validates selected literature-based clearance rate models for cultured eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) using data collected in over the growing season in the Damariscotta River Estuary (DRE) as well as in cold water laboratory experiments in Atlantic Canada.
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Kiffney, Thomas; Gray, Matthew; and Brady, Damian C., "Evaluation of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) clearance rate models for use in Maine, United States" (2025). Aquaculture Research. 1.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aquaculture_research/1
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