Potential for Local Fertilization: A Benthocosm Test of Long-Term and Short-Term Effects of Mussel Excretion on the Plankton

Mehdi Cherif; Monica Granados; Sean Duffy; Pauline Robert; Bérangère Péquin; Vani Mohit; Christopher W. McKindsey; Philippe Archambault; Bruno Myrand; Connie Lovejoy; Réjean Tremblay; Stéphane Plourde; Gregor F. Fussmann

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156411

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Potential for Local Fertilization: A Benthocosm Test of Long-Term and Short-Term Effects of Mussel Excretion on the Plankton

Mehdi Cherif ,

* E-mail: mehdi.cherif@umu.se

Affiliation Umeå universitet, Institution för Ekologi, Miljö och Geovetenskap, Linnaeus väg 6 SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-9374

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Monica Granados,

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Biology, 1205 ave Docteur-Penfield, H3A1B1 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Sean Duffy,

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Biology, 1205 ave Docteur-Penfield, H3A1B1 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Pauline Robert,

Affiliation Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, G5L3A1, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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Bérangère Péquin,

Affiliation Université Laval, Département de Biologie, 1045 av. De la médecine, G1V0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
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Vani Mohit,

Affiliation Université Laval, Département de Biologie, 1045 av. De la médecine, G1V0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
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Christopher W. McKindsey,

Affiliation Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, G5H3Z4 Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
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Philippe Archambault,

Current address: Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, 120 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950, United States of America

Affiliation Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, G5L3A1, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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Bruno Myrand,

Affiliation Merinov, 107–125 chemin du Parc, G4T1B3 Cap-aux-Meules, Québec, Canada
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Connie Lovejoy,

Affiliation Université Laval, Département de Biologie, 1045 av. De la médecine, G1V0A6 Québec, Québec, Canada
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Réjean Tremblay,

Affiliation Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, G5L3A1, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
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Stéphane Plourde,

Affiliation Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, G5H3Z4 Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
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Gregor F. Fussmann

Affiliation McGill University, Department of Biology, 1205 ave Docteur-Penfield, H3A1B1 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Potential for Local Fertilization: A Benthocosm Test of Long-Term and Short-Term Effects of Mussel Excretion on the Plankton

Mehdi Cherif,
Monica Granados,
Sean Duffy,
Pauline Robert,
Bérangère Péquin,
Vani Mohit,
Christopher W. McKindsey,
Philippe Archambault,
Bruno Myrand,
Connie Lovejoy

Published: June 1, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156411

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