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Modeling Deposit Feeding

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Ecology of Marine Deposit Feeders

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies ((COASTAL,volume 31))

Abstract

Models are simplifications of reality. An important goal of modeling is to determine how sensitive the results of the model are to variations in the input terms. Models of the feeding and behavior of deposit feeders are a recent addition to benthic ecology (e.g., Calow, 1975; Jumars et al., 1982; Levinton and Lopez, 1977; Taghon et al., 1978; Taghon, 1981). This chapter discusses models that fall under the general heading of optimal foraging theory.

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    Gary L. Taghon

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    Gary Taghon

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    Jeffrey Levinton

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Taghon, G.L. (1989). Modeling Deposit Feeding. In: Lopez, G., Taghon, G., Levinton, J. (eds) Ecology of Marine Deposit Feeders. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 31. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7671-2_10

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