Preface
Abstract
Aquatic Ecology 31: 347, 1998. Bivalve suspension feeders play a key role in many estuarine and coastal ecosystems, owing to their great abun- dance and their large filtration capacity. Their commercial exploitation has led to their increasing abundance. This has raised questions about the carrying capacity of ecosystems for aquaculture. The trophic capacity or carry- ing capacity depends on a variety of biotic and abiotic factors and on feedback mechanisms between ecosystem processes...