Checking the concurrence among macrobenthic organism distribution patterns at different taxonomic scales in relation to environmental factors


Autoria(s): Del-Pilar-Ruso, Yoana; de-la-Ossa-Carretero, Jose Antonio; Gimenez-Casalduero, Francisca; Sánchez-Lizaso, José Luis; San Martín Peral, Guillermo
Contribuinte(s)

Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada

Biología Marina

Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible

Data(s)

27/11/2013

27/11/2013

15/11/2013

Resumo

The interaction of both natural conditions and anthropogenic environmental impacts can lead to different soft-bottom macrobenthic distribution patterns. Soft-bottom macrobenthic community was analysed at different taxonomic scales in order to evaluate whether diverse subset of organisms respond to the variability of the environmental pressures (natural and human induced) showing or not similar distribution patterns. Therefore, this long-term survey had been focused on a heterogeneous area, where both anthropogenic and natural stress may affect the community. Three perpendicular transects to the coast were established and stations at 4, 10 and 15 m depths were sampled at each transect twice a year (summer- winter) from 2004 to 2009. Non-parametric multivariate techniques were used to analyse soft-bottom macrobenthic community distribution and its relation to the environmental factors. Similar distribution patterns between investigated taxonomic levels were detected and they were mainly related to depth.

This work was funded by the “Mancomunidad de los Canales de Taibilla”.

Identificador

Journal of Sea Research. 2013, Accepted Manuscript. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2013.11.004

1385-1101 (Print)

1873-1414 (Online)

http://hdl.handle.net/10045/34206

10.1016/j.seares.2013.11.004

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Elsevier

Relação

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2013.11.004

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Soft bottom #Macrobenthos #Polychaeta #Syllidae #Taxonomic scales #Mediterranean Sea #Zoología
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article