Talk:Filter feeder

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Considering that certain "nutrients" are being filtered out of the environment (i.e. water), is this kind of feeding detrimental to the ecosystem? Folajimi 13:28, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Not more so than any other means of feeding any other organism, which all remove something from the "environment". What is your "environment", anyway? Lupo 09:03, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and does your definition of "ecosystem" not include animals or other living organisms? Lupo 09:04, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Are filter feeders and suspension feeders the same? I always use the definition of suspension feeders passively removing food from the water column, while filter feeders create a current which then brings water and particles to the feeding apparatus (ala some amphipods).Celticbattlepants 14:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pop Cultural Reference

During a Richard Dawkins lecture entitled "Paranormal or Perinormal", he characterized the city of Las Vegas as a Filter-feeder. That is, it has a flow of people, rather than water, presumably leaving a portion of their money behind as they are filtered through the city. It is an interesting analogy, and may be worth mentioning in the article (I know that pop culture references work their way into the articles from time to time).--76.104.90.6 (talk) 09:09, 20 April 2008 (UTC)