Fieldwork

Fieldwork in Krka river esturay

Fifth bi-monthly fieldwork collection of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis succesfully completed. Sampling is conducted in a framework of BiVACME project and includes three sampling stations in Krka river estuary and a control station at mussel aquaculture site near Tribunj. Objective of this study is comparison of nitrogen stable isotopes in tissue and shell of Mytilus galloprovincialis and their evaluation as proxy for nitrogen changes in the coastal environment.

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Fieldwork

Despite challenging epidemiological situation first year fieldwork collection of samples was sucessfully conducted! Prof Carlotta Mazzoldi organized collection of Callista chione in the italian part of the Northern Adriatic, while our team member Dr Milica Mandić from Montenegro sampled Venus verrucosa and Pecten jacobaeus shell in Boka Kotorska bay. In Croatian part of the Adriatic, sampling was conducted along the western coast of Istria, Pag bay, Pašman channel and Kaštela bay.

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