Seasonally resolved growth of freshwater bivalves determined by oxygen and carbon isotope shell chemistry

Emma Versteegh; Hubert Vonhof; Simon Troelstra; Ron J.g. Kaandorp; Dirk Kroon

Seasonally resolved growth of freshwater bivalves determined by oxygen and carbon isotope shell chemistry

Emma Versteegh, Hubert Vonhof, Simon Troelstra, Ron J.g. Kaandorp, Dirk Kroon

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Abstract

By means of a monitoring experiment in two rivers in the Netherlands, we establish a relationship between seasonally resolved growth rates in unionid freshwater bivalves and their environment. We reconstructed these seasonally resolved growth rates by using relationships of stable isotopes in the shells and their ambient river water. The reconstructed growth rates reveal that shells grow fastest in spring-early summer, when highest food availability occurs in the rivers. In addition, the reconstructed growth rates show that onset and cessation of growth are mainly influenced by water temperature.

Original language	English
Number of pages	16
Journal	Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst.
Volume	11
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Stable isotope
bivalve
Paleoclimate

FWOAL370: Development of stable isotope techniques for the study of biogeochemical cycles in aquatic ecosystems and the reconstruction of (paleo)-environmental conditions
Claeys, P., Bouillon, S., Keppens, E., Baeyens, W. & Dehairs, F.
1/01/06 → 31/12/09
Project: Fundamental
DWTC70: Biogene marine carbonatskeleton as archives of climatchanges on the worldscale.
Keppens, E. & Dehairs, F.
1/12/00 → 28/02/05
Project: Fundamental
FWOAL51: Stabiele C, N en O isotopenverhoudingen als tracers van natuurlijke biogeochemische processen en voor paleo-omgevingsreconstructie.
Keppens, E.
1/01/98 → 31/12/01
Project: Fundamental

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Seasonally resolved growth of freshwater bivalves determined by oxygen and carbon isotope shell chemistry

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FWOAL370: Development of stable isotope techniques for the study of biogeochemical cycles in aquatic ecosystems and the reconstruction of (paleo)-environmental conditions

DWTC70: Biogene marine carbonatskeleton as archives of climatchanges on the worldscale.

FWOAL51: Stabiele C, N en O isotopenverhoudingen als tracers van natuurlijke biogeochemische processen en voor paleo-omgevingsreconstructie.

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