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Spatial Distribution and Composition of Populations of the Bivalve Tetrarca boucardi (Jousseaume, 1894) (Arcidae) in Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan

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The vertical distribution of the bivalve Tetrarca boucardi is studied at several sites in Vostok Bay, which largely characterize the diversity of biotopes of the upper subtidal zone of Peter the Great Bay (the Sea of Japan). In this part of the species range, at a depth of 0.5–10 m, T. boucardi forms stable perennial populations, in which there is the regular replenishment by juveniles; the population lifetime apparently many times exceeds the bivalve’s individual lifespan. The maximum shell length of T. boucardi is 74 mm; the maximum individual age is 19 years. The most abundant accumulations of T. boucardi with a biomass of 530 g/m2 (36.7% of the total biomass of macrozoobenthos) are found in shallow water at a depth of about 3 m in semi-protected inner parts of the bay, which are well warmed in summer. For the first time, it is found that relatively sheltered habitats on wave-exposed rock reefs mainly at a depth of 0.5–1.5 m are also favorable for the species (average biomass, 72.7 g/m2; 11.2%). T. boucardi also occurred on soft bottoms at a depth of 1–10 m (average biomass, 22.2 g/m2; about 2%) in druses of large bivalves Modiolus kurilensis and Crenomytilus grayanus. Local differences in the abundance and composition of T. boucardi populations are discussed in relation to the habitat conditions.

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Selin, N.I. Spatial Distribution and Composition of Populations of the Bivalve Tetrarca boucardi (Jousseaume, 1894) (Arcidae) in Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan. Russ J Mar Biol 48, 81–90 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074022020080

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