A SAND-BOTTOM EPIFAUNAL COMMUNITY OF INVERTEBRATES IN SHALLOW WATER

1968 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward W. Fager
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Epifaunal Community ◽  
Sand Bottom

Seasonal changes in the epifaunal community on the shallow-water gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera

2003 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1221-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki H. Kumagai ◽  
Masakazu N. Aoki
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Izu Peninsula ◽  
Southern Japan ◽  
Epifaunal Community ◽  
Occurrence Patterns

Periodic surveys of the subtidal epifaunal community on the gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera were conducted over a five year period at the Izu Peninsula, southern Japan. The occurrence patterns of epifaunal species on M. flabellifera were examined. The epifauna consisted of 16 species representing five phyla. The amphipod Incisocalliope symbioticus dominated (usually >80%) and occurred throughout the study.

Species Composition and Structure of Benthic Infauna Communities off the Coast of Washington

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 2273-2285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Lie ◽  
Dale S. Kisker
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Standing Crop ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Bottom Community ◽  
Benthic Infauna ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Sand Bottom ◽  
Species Composition And Structure

The deepwater mud-bottom community identified previously as one of three benthic infauna communities off the coast of Washington was found at mean depths of 154.5 m in sediments with a mean mud percentage of 50.09%. The most abundant species were the polychaetes Prionospio malmgreni, Sternaspis fossor, and Ninoë gemmea, the lamellibranchs Axinopsida serricata, Adontorhina cyclia, and Macoma carlottensis, and the amphipod Heterophoxus oculatus. The mean standing crop (ash-free dry weight) was 3.058 g/m2, with the echinoderms Brisaster latifrons, Ophiura lütkeni, and Amphioplus sp. and the polychaete Sternaspis fossor as the major contributors to the standing crop.The intermediate depth sand-bottom community was found at stations with a mean depth of 95.8 m in sediments with a mean sand percentage of 67.81%. The most abundant species were the polychaetes Magelona sp., Sternaspis fossor, Nephthys sp., and Haploscoloplos elongatus, the lamellibranchs Yoldia ensifera and Axinopsida serricata, and the amphipod Paraphoxus variatus. The mean standing crop was 2.533 g/m2, with the species listed above and the lamellibranch Macoma elimata as the major contributors to the standing crop.The shallow water sand-bottom community was found at stations with a mean depth of 36.0 m in sediments with a mean sand percentage of 96.33%. The most abundant species were the cumacean Diastylopsis dawsoni, the amphipods Ampelisca macrocephala and Paraphoxus obtusidens, the lamellibranchs Tellina salmonea and Macoma expansa, and the polychaete Owenia fusiformis. The mean standing crop was 1.398 g/m2, with the species listed above and the polychaetes Nephthys sp. and Chaetozone setosa and the lamellibranch Siliqua patula as the major contributors to the standing crop.There was a distinctly lower species diversity in the shallow water sand-bottom community than in the two communities in deeper waters.

Spatial assemblage structure of shallow-water reef fish in Southwest Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 649 ◽  
pp. 125-140
Author(s):  
DS Goldsworthy ◽  
BJ Saunders ◽  
JRC Parker ◽  
ES Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Reef Fish Assemblage ◽  
Reef Type ◽  
Present Distribution ◽  
Southwest Australia

Bioregional categorisation of the Australian marine environment is essential to conserve and manage entire ecosystems, including the biota and associated habitats. It is important that these regions are optimally positioned to effectively plan for the protection of distinct assemblages. Recent climatic variation and changes to the marine environment in Southwest Australia (SWA) have resulted in shifts in species ranges and changes to the composition of marine assemblages. The goal of this study was to determine if the current bioregionalisation of SWA accurately represents the present distribution of shallow-water reef fishes across 2000 km of its subtropical and temperate coastline. Data was collected in 2015 using diver-operated underwater stereo-video surveys from 7 regions between Port Gregory (north of Geraldton) to the east of Esperance. This study indicated that (1) the shallow-water reef fish of SWA formed 4 distinct assemblages along the coast: one Midwestern, one Central and 2 Southern Assemblages; (2) differences between these fish assemblages were primarily driven by sea surface temperature, Ecklonia radiata cover, non-E. radiata (canopy) cover, understorey algae cover, reef type and reef height; and (3) each of the 4 assemblages were characterised by a high number of short-range Australian and Western Australian endemic species. The findings from this study suggest that 4, rather than the existing 3 bioregions would more effectively capture the shallow-water reef fish assemblage patterns, with boundaries having shifted southwards likely associated with ocean warming.

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