Christopher K. Pham, António Godinho, Inês Martins, Meri Bilan, Andreia Carvalho, Flavio Rodrigues, Marina Carreiro-Silva, Manuela Ramos, Ana Colaço & Telmo Morato

MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre & IMAR—Institute of Marine Research, University of the Azores,

9901-862 Horta, Portugal

CONTROL

HIGH (50 mg/L) LOW (15 mg/L)

Sedi

men

t con

cent

ratio

n (m

g/L)

20

30

40

50

60

Time (hours)

CONTROL

HIGH (50 mg/L) LOW (15 mg/L)

Sedi

men

t con

cent

ratio

n (m

g/L)

20

30

40

50

60

Time (hours)

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Water quality

Control Low High Control Low High

Control Low High Control Low High

Suspended sediment concentration

49 mg/L

14 mg/L

N= 52 N= 52 N= 16

nº m

ovem

ents

min

-1

Resp

iratio

n ra

te (m

g O 2

L-1 H

r-1 g

-1)

Resp

iratio

n ra

te (m

g O 2

L-1 H

r-1 g

-1)