Mortality, Growth and Fecundity of Transplanted Mussel and Barnacle Populations near a Pulp Mill Outfall

The mortality, growth and fecundity of transplanted adult mussel (Mytilus edulis) and barnacle (Ba/anus glandula) populations near a kraft pulp mill onffail at Port Mellon, British Columbia, were determined. The results indicated that adults of both species were tolerant of bleached kraft pulp mill effluent and survived near the pulp mill outfall. However, the growth rates of both species were retarded when compared with those at the control station. The reproductive activities of the transplanted barnacles were also impaired.

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Date (Publication)
1980
Cited responsible party
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

West Vancouver Laboratory

Colin Levings

 		Principal investigator

University of British Columbia

R.S.S. Wu

 		Principal investigator
Presentation form
Digital document
Other citation details

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 11, pp. 11-15
Purpose

The present work was carried out to determine the growth, fecundity and mortality of transplanted barnacles and mussels near the pulp mill outfall at Port Mellon. The feasibility of using these 2 species in future pulp mill monitoring was the aim.
Status
Completed
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9

  • Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustaceans > Barnacles

  • Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Mollusks > Bivalves > Mussels

  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts

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  • North Pacific Ocean > South Inner Coast(Johnstone Strait, Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca, inlets and passages)
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English
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Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Biota
  • Environment
Description

Port Mellon is a large bleach kraft pulp mill in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada
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1976-09
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1977-01
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Pacific Salmon Foundation

Isobel Pearsall

pearsalli@shaw.ca

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Levings produced paper copy. Fraser scanned with Fujitsu Scansnap s1500 (ABBY Finereader OCR software).

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Date stamp
2023-12-19T00:20:24.058Z
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Metadata standard version

NAP - CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Sarah Fraser

fraser.sarahk@gmail.com

Author
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9
Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustaceans > Barnacles Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Mollusks > Bivalves > Mussels Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts

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