Food sources of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in intertidal areas: evidence from stable isotope analysis

Liqiang Zhao; Xiwu Yan; Feng Yang

doi:10.1007/s00343-013-2191-2

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Food sources of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in intertidal areas: evidence from stable isotope analysis

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- Food sources of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in intertidal areas: evidence from stable isotope analysis
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 31, Issue 4, Pages: 782-788(2013)
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  College of Fisheries and Life Science Dalian Ocean University
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-013-2191-2
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Zhao, L., Yan, X. & Yang, F. Food sources of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in intertidal areas: evidence from stable isotope analysis., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 782–788 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2191-2
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Zhao, L., Yan, X. & Yang, F. Food sources of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in intertidal areas: evidence from stable isotope analysis., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 782–788 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2191-2 DOI：

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Abstract

Based on stable isotope analysis

we characterized the dietary regime of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum inhabiting intertidal areas along the Liaodong Peninsula

Northern China. Samples

including particulate organic matter (POM; n =30)

benthic microalgae (BMI; n =30) and R. philippinarum (n =60)

were collected from six sampling sites displaying the same ecological conditions. Of the two primary food sources

POM was more depleted in δ 13C (−20.61‰ to −22.89‰) than BMI was (−13.90‰ to −16.66‰). With respect to 15N

BMI was more enriched (2.90‰ to 4.07‰) than POM was (4.13‰ to 5.12‰). The δ 13C values of R. philippinarum ranged from −18.78‰ to −19.35‰ and the δ 15N values from 7.96‰ to 8.63‰

which were intermediate between the POM and BMI values. In a two-source isotope mixing model

we estimated the relative contributions of POM and BMI to the diet of R. philippinarum to be 74.2% and 25.8%

respectively. We conclude that R. philippinarum feeds mainly on POM

and BMI is also an important supplemental food source in intertidal areas.

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