Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks
Shellfish grown for food are vulnerable to environmental contamination, potentially rendering them unsafe for human consumption. Non-invasive gape (valve openness) sensing allows in-situ monitoring of bivalve shellfish behaviours, such as feeding, that can result in exposure to contaminated waters....
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| author | Alex Shakspeare Heather Moore Matt Service Christian Wilson Hafiz Ahmed Tom C. Cameron Michael Steinke |
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| description | Shellfish grown for food are vulnerable to environmental contamination, potentially rendering them unsafe for human consumption. Non-invasive gape (valve openness) sensing allows in-situ monitoring of bivalve shellfish behaviours, such as feeding, that can result in exposure to contaminated waters. Sensors were attached to Blue mussels and deployed for 10 days on natural mussel beds in Dundrum Bay, Northern Ireland. Data showed a tidally synchronous behaviour pattern of high openness at high water and vice versa. It is likely that this is, at least in part, due to extreme salinity variation (1.8–33.6) resulting from near total water exchange with each tide in the bay. This behaviour is likely to infer a degree of protection from contaminants during periods of low water, a time at which runoff-derived pollutants are most concentrated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f5a76014a46431f9ef02494c2555e092023-12-17T06:39:31ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342023-12-0133101719Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risksAlex Shakspeare0Heather Moore1Matt Service2Christian Wilson3Hafiz Ahmed4Tom C. Cameron5Michael Steinke6School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 FPX, United KingdomAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 FPX, United KingdomAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 FPX, United KingdomNuclear Futures Institute, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 1UT, United Kingdom; Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, University Of Sheffield, Rotherham S60 5WG, United KingdomSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United KingdomSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United KingdomShellfish grown for food are vulnerable to environmental contamination, potentially rendering them unsafe for human consumption. Non-invasive gape (valve openness) sensing allows in-situ monitoring of bivalve shellfish behaviours, such as feeding, that can result in exposure to contaminated waters. Sensors were attached to Blue mussels and deployed for 10 days on natural mussel beds in Dundrum Bay, Northern Ireland. Data showed a tidally synchronous behaviour pattern of high openness at high water and vice versa. It is likely that this is, at least in part, due to extreme salinity variation (1.8–33.6) resulting from near total water exchange with each tide in the bay. This behaviour is likely to infer a degree of protection from contaminants during periods of low water, a time at which runoff-derived pollutants are most concentrated.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513423002582Blue musselsSensorsWater qualityBehavioral monitoringBiomonitoring |
| spellingShingle | Alex Shakspeare Heather Moore Matt Service Christian Wilson Hafiz Ahmed Tom C. Cameron Michael Steinke Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks Aquaculture Reports Blue mussels Sensors Water quality Behavioral monitoring Biomonitoring |
| title | Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks |
| title_full | Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks |
| title_fullStr | Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks |
| title_short | Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks |
| title_sort | gaping behaviour of blue mussels mytilus edulis in relation to freshwater runoff risks |
| topic | Blue mussels Sensors Water quality Behavioral monitoring Biomonitoring |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513423002582 |
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