Ecological Characteristics of Phytoplankton Communities in the Coastal Waters of Gori, Wolseong, Uljin and Younggwang Ⅲ. Distribution of Dominant Species and Environmental Variables

ALGAE ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeon Sik Gang ◽  
Jung Gi Choe ◽  
Hui Mun Eom
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Ecological Characteristics ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities

Current status and ecological characteristics of the Chinese temperate bass Lateolabrax sp., an alien species in the western coastal waters of Japan

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoaki Iseki ◽  
Kouki Mizuno ◽  
Taro Ohta ◽  
Kouji Nakayama ◽  
Masaru Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Ecological Characteristics

scholarly journals Distribution of paracalanidae species (Copepoda, Crustacea) in the continental shelf off Sergipe and Alagoas States, Northeast Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hortência Maria Pereira Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Seasonal Distribution ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Oceanic Water ◽  
Density Values ◽  
Oceanic Species ◽  
Parvocalanus Crassirostris

The spatial and seasonal distribution of the Paracalanidae species were studied in eighteen stations in the continental shelf off Sergipe and Alagoas States, northeast Brazil, in December, 2001 and 2003, and in June, 2002 and 2003. The Paracalanidae family was constituted by coastal and shelf species such as Parvocalanus crassirostris, Paracalanus quasimodo, P. indicus and P. aculeatus and oceanic species, Calocalanus pavo and Acrocalanus longicornis. Density values were higher in stations located at 10 m isobath with respect to those located at 20 and 30 m depths. Paracalanidae abundance presented differences between seasons with values higher in June (2002, 2003) than in December (2001, 2002). All species were more abundant in the rainy season except Parvocalanus crassirostris. Paracalanus quasimodo was the dominant species with average densities of 949, 740 and 41 ind.m-3 in December months and 4231, 2389 and 1185 ind.m-3 in June months, at stations with local depths of 10, 20 and 30 m, respectively. Canonical correspondence analysis showed that salinity and temperature were the environmental variables that presented significant correlation with the distribution of Paracalanidae species, probably because these variables are influenced by the estuarine waters and by the dynamic of oceanic water masses in the continental shelf.

Influence of environmental variables on the distribution and community structure of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of the eastern Arabian Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 101480
Author(s):  
P. Ezhilarasan ◽  
Vishnu Vardhan Kanuri ◽  
P. Sathish Kumar ◽  
M. Kumaraswami ◽  
G. Durga Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Arabian Sea ◽  
Eastern Arabian Sea

scholarly journals Dynamics of Cyanobacteria and Related Environmental Drivers in Freshwater Bodies Affected by Mitten Crab Culturing: A Study of Lake Guchenghu, China

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2468
Author(s):  
Hongmin Li ◽  
Huihui Chen ◽  
Xiaohong Gu ◽  
Zhigang Mao ◽  
Qingfei Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Phytoplankton Biomass ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
N:P Ratio ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Environmental Drivers ◽  
Mitten Crab ◽  
Total Phytoplankton ◽  
Freshwater Bodies ◽  
Harmful Species

Mitten crab aquaculture is prevalent in China, however, knowledge about the threat of cyanobacteria in mitten crab aquaculture-impacted water bodies is limited. Here, seasonal variations of cyanobacteria and their relationships with environmental factors were investigated for Lake Guchenghu area. Results suggested the changes of cyanobacteria community in crab ponds distinguished from the adjacent lake. In the lake, cyanobacterial biomass (3.86 mg/L, 34.6% of the total phytoplankton) was the highest in autumn with the dominance of Oscillatoria, Aphanocapsa and Pesudanabaena. By contrast, in crab ponds, cyanobacteria (46.80 mg/L, 97.2% of the total phytoplankton biomass) were the most abundant in summer when Pesudanabaena and Raphidiopsis were the dominant species. Of particular note was that obviously higher abundance of filamentous and potentially harmful species (e.g., Raphidiopsis raciborskii and Dolichospermum circinale) were observed in ponds compared to the lake. Specifically, water depth (WD), permanganate index (CODMn), total phosphorus (TP), N:P ratio, and NO 2 −-N were the key environmental variables affected cyanobacteria composition. For crab ponds, N:P ratio, water temperature (WT) and TP were the potential environmental drivers of cyanobacteria development. This study highlighted the fact that mitten crab culture had non-negligible influences on the cyanobacteria community and additional attention should be paid to the cyanobacteria dynamics in mitten crab culture-impacted water bodies, especially for those potentially harmful species.

scholarly journals Spatial and temporal trends in order richness of marine phytoplankton as a tracer for the exchange zone between coastal and open waters

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Jung ◽  
R. Bijkerk ◽  
H.W. Van Der Veer ◽  
C.J.M. Philippart
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Wadden Sea ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Marine Phytoplankton ◽  
Environmental Drivers ◽  
Suspended Particulate ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Trends

Quantifying exchange of particulate matter between coastal and open waters is an important and often unresolved issue. Here, we apply phytoplankton order richness as an innovative marine tracer to identify the geographic position of a coastal exchange zone in the SE North Sea, including its variability in time and space. Previous observations on dynamics of suspended particulate matter accumulation resulted in a hypothesized boundary between coastal waters (including the Wadden Sea) and open North Sea waters, the so-called ‘line-of-no-return’. Our study along two transects (Terschelling, Noordwijk) in the Dutch coastal zone showed seasonality patterns in phytoplankton order richness, both for diatoms and flagellates. The coastal Wadden Sea was found to be clearly different from the open North Sea, implying that seasonality in Wadden Sea phytoplankton is at least partly driven by local environmental conditions. Seasonality in flagellates was found to be more uniform than seasonality in diatoms. Stations in the coastal North Sea to a distance of 10 km (Terschelling) to 20 km (Noordwijk) from the shore appeared to be at the inside of the ‘line-of-no-return’. Our findings indicate that this approach is a useful aid in exploring mixing of particulate matter between coastal and open waters and to study the responses of phytoplankton communities to environmental drivers.

Reproduction in Abra Alba (Wood) and Abra Tenuis (Montagu) (Tellinacea: Scrobiculariidae)

1980 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 465-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Laskaridou Nott
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Cycle ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Benthic Communities ◽  
Great Abundance ◽  
Indirect Methods ◽  
Histological Techniques ◽  
North West ◽  
Marine Bivalves

Abra alba and Abra tenuis are closely related marine bivalves. They both inhabit similar types of sandy-mud sediments but they prefer different localities. The smaller A. tenuis is found in a few scattered intertidal mudflats, whereas A. alba is more widely distributed and in great abundance in the coastal waters of north-west Europe. The latter can be found at any depth between low-water mark and 80 m (Tebble, 1966; Ansell, 1974) and often forms the dominant species of shallow water benthic communities.The reproductive cycle of the two species has been studied and compared as a part of a wider ecological investigation. There is minimal literature concerning the reproduction of A. tenuis but A. alba has received a lot of attention, because it forms a major source of food for flatfish. However, most of the earlier investigations are confined to the time that spawning occurs with the evidence derived from either the time of the year that larvae appear in the plankton (Lebour, 1938; Jorgensen, 1946; Fosshagen, 1965; Muus, 1973; Rasmusen, 1973), or the time of the year that juveniles first appear in the bottom samples (Orton, 1924; Ford, 1925; Stephen, 1932). The inadequacy of such indirect methods has been discussed by Seed (1969,1975, 1976). Ansell (1974) derived the reproductive cycle of A. alba from seasonal changes in the biochemical composition. In the present investigation, histological techniques have been used, since they are considered to offer the most reliable information about the reproductive cycle (Seed, 1969, 1975, 1976).

scholarly journals Crustacean assemblages of coastal wetlands from fragmented and scarcely isolated islands compared with the mainland

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma Lucena-Moya ◽  
Stéphanie Gascón ◽  
Daniel Boix ◽  
Isabel Pardo ◽  
Jordi Sala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Wetlands ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Taxonomic Composition ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Global Biodiversity ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Harsh Conditions ◽  
Total Diversity

The present study compared crustacean assemblages from coastal wetlands between a fragment archipelago and a landmass. The study included four typical crustacean taxonomic groups (i.e. Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda and Malacostraca) from the Balearic Archipelago region as an example of a fragment island (‘Archipelago’) and the Catalonia region as the landmass (‘Mainland’; Spanish Mediterranean coast). We tested null hypotheses based on the expected similarity between Archipelago and Mainland in terms of crustacean assemblages and biodiversity. Similar relationships of those community attributes with environmental variables were also expected in both regions. The results partially met the null hypotheses. We found that crustacean taxonomic composition varied between Archipelago and Mainland, likely due to peculiar biological and biogeographical processes acting in the Archipelago. The relationship between crustacean assemblages and the environmental variables was mostly similar between Archipelago and Mainland, as expected. Both regions also showed similar patterns of species distribution (i.e. Archipelago and Mainland coastal wetlands were characterised by a few dominant species). This result could be masked by the ‘filter’ effect exercised by the harsh conditions of coastal wetlands. Moreover, the total diversity values (gamma biodiversity) in the Archipelago were similar to the values for the Mainland, supporting the hypothesis that fragment islands can be of substantial value for the conservation of global biodiversity.

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