Dynamic energy budget models for growth of individual cockles (Cerastoderma edule) and mussels (Mytilus edulis) are adjusted and calibrated to the Oosterschelde by formulating and parametrizing their functional responses using an extensive set of field observations. The resulting model predictions fit the observations satisfactorily. Results indicate that food quality and the importance of detr...

Habitat forming ecosystem engineers play critical roles in structuring coastal seascapes. Many engineers, such as seagrasses and epifaunal bivalves, are known to have positive effects on sediment stability increase protection resilience. Others, bioturbating infaunal may instead destabilize sediment. However, despite the common co-occurrence of bivalves seascapes, little is their combined dynam...

In the population dynamics of bi-phasic marine invertebrates, fitness one stage in life a cohort affects that following stage. This effect makes prediction fate challenging. We conducted 22 yr monthly survey cockles Cerastoderma edule focussed on juvenile Two types years were distinguished terms longevity: low-mortality group (‘L’) and high-mortality (‘H’). The cockle shell lengths 0 + cohorts ...

Tidal flats are biogeomorphic landscapes, shaped by physical forces and interaction with benthic biota. We used a metabolic approach to assess the overarching effect of bioturbators on tidal landscapes. The bivalve common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) was as model organism. C. edule sediment resuspension approximated function overall population rate per unit area. combined i) laboratory observati...