Reversed Optimality And Predictive Ecology: Burrowing Depth Forecasts Population Change In A Bivalve

Burrowing bivalves of the North Atlantic intertidal, Macoma balthica, predict their own future. Assessments of their depth of living at over 2000 mudflat stations visited repeatedly over 11 successive years, demonstrated that in years after Macoma burrowed deeply in late summer, their population had grown.

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Filed under: Veterinary on October 27th, 2008