Gross biochemical composition of the bivalveMacoma balthicafrom the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic)

✍ Scribed by R. Wenne; E. Styczyńska-Jurewicz

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 587 KB
• Volume: 96
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0025-3162
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00394839

✦ Synopsis

Seasonal changes in lipid, glycogen, protein (N x 6.25), and ash content of the meat of Macoma bahhica (L.) from five sampling sites in the Gulf of Gdafisk were studied from 1981 to 1984. Lipid and glycogen were stored mainly during spring and at the beginning of summer. The lipid content of up to 36% of the dry weight observed in populations from the Gulf of Gdafisk are among the highest values reported for bivalve molluscs. Potential causes of this high value are discussed.