Benthic macrofauna
Spatial and temporal variation of the benthic macrofauna in a grossly polluted estuary from southwestern Spain
... rose. Macrofauna was sorted and, whenever possible, identified to family ...many benthic studies (Herman and Heip 1988; Warwick and Clarke 1991; Vanderklift et ...soft-bottom benthic ...
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Benthic macrofauna communities of the submersed Pleistocene Elbe valley in the southern North Sea
... Abstract Macrozoobenthic community structure was studied in two surveys along a transect of 13 stations following the submersed Pleistocene Elbe valley in the south-eastern North Sea during May to June 2000 and March ...
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Effects of the severe winter 1995/96 on the benthic macrofauna of the Wadden Sea and the coastal North Sea near the island of Sylt
... of benthic macrofauna in the Wadden Sea and in the coastal North Sea after the severe winter of 1995/96 is compared with the preceding years with mild to moderate ...
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General Patterns of Spatial Distribution of the Integral Characteristics of Benthic Macrofauna of the Northwestern Pacific and Biological Structure of Ocean
... the macrofauna tends to increasing in the direction from the south to the north, and the other indices—to ...the benthic macrofauna of the surveyed region does not occur ...
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Remote multi camera system for in situ observations of behaviour and predator/prey interactions of marine benthic macrofauna
... System assembly The camera system has three main component types: an underwater system consisting of cameras and lights; a surface pontoon system including power supply, video processor [r] ...
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Structure and diversity of shallow soft-bottom benthic macrofauna in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean)
... total macrofauna (Olsgard et ...total macrofauna remains still questionable as several components of the same ecosystem may for example reflect different environmental gradients (Karakassis et ...
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Cold winter effects on benthic macrofauna communities in near- and offshore regions of the North Sea
... Irrespective of the relative stability of the spatial mac- rofaunal community distribution and the basic com- munity structure on a long-term scale, species abundance and biomass can vary considerably on shorter time ...
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The benthic macrofauna from the Lower Maastrichtian chalk of Kronsmoor (northern Germany, Saturn quarry): taxonomic outline and palaeoecologic implications
... ply and/or water depth. Hansen and Surlyk (2014), for example, related the poorly diverse and less dense level- bottom community of the upper Sigerslev Member in the uppermost Maastrichtian of the Danish Basin to deeper ...
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The impact of harbour sludge disposal on benthic macrofauna communities in the Weser estuary
... disposal and consequently avoided affected areas. In summary, macrofaunal assemblages of hydrozoans and their associated fauna were not completely destroyed by the disposal, yet their diversity was much reduced. Epi- ...
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The benthic macrofauna of sludge affected sediments in the Derwent Estuary, southern Tasmania
... estuaries are areas of stress for aquatic faunas, due to problems of osmotic regulation resulting from the large seasonal and tidal fluctuations in salinity (Kennish 1990). The result is a biota which is both resilient ...
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On some ecological aspects of the lugworm Abarenicola affinis chiliensis Wells, 1963 (Polychaeta: Scolecida: Arenicolidae) from shallow soft bottoms of northern Chile
... of benthic macrofauna ...two benthic cruises aboard the R/V ANTARES of the Universi- dad Arturo Prat, during the spring of 1996 and ...seven benthic stations, with an average depth of 2 m ...
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Spatial and Temporal Structures of the Macrozoobenthos from the Intertidal Zone of the Kneiss Islands (Central Mediterranean Sea)
... The benthic population density and species richness shows seasonal variation in such a way that, at all stations, the maximum is recorded in spring and summer and the minimum during ...the macrofauna ...
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Microbes as a challenge to concepts of marine ecosystem analysis
... In this context, the role of bacterial biofilms and benthic macrofauna as well as their interaction in marine sediment biogeochemistry is emphasized.. D-24105 Kiel, Fe[r] ...
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Associations between macrobenthos and invasive cordgrass, Spartina anglica, in the Danish Wadden Sea
... Abstract We conducted a survey to provide knowledge on mechanisms controlling spatial and temporal variability of macrobenthos in an intertidal Wadden Sea area partly covered by invasive Spartina anglica. Benthic ...
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Interactive processes in a Lanice conchilega (Annelida: Polychaeta) dominated intertidal community
... The enhanced stability and accumulation of sediment within dense patches of Lanice conchilega clearly had the potential to significantly influence the other resident macrofauna. In each set of samples taken for ...
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Synoptic patterns of meiofaunal and macrofaunal abundances and specific composition in littoral sediments
... In sheltered sand, high meiofaunal abundance (indicated by ... ) macrofaunal abundance. In exposed sand, meiofauna is not exceptionally abundant, but since macrofauna is scarce mei[r] ...
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Biostratigraphy and assemblage composition of benthic foraminifera from the Manihiki Plateau, southwestern tropical Pacific
... Stratigraphic ranges of benthic foraminiferal index species and benthic foraminiferal zonation from core 34KL (Manihiki Plateau, southwestern tropical Pacific).. Lithol[r] ...
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Effects of domestic and industrial pollution on distribution and abundance of aquatic oligochaetes in the Forth estuary
... Following a study on the distribution of the macrofauna of the intertidal areas in relation to pollution (McLusky et. al., 1978), this paper is concerned with the distribution and a[r] ...
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Factors controlling marine and estuarine sublittoral macrofauna
... It states (1) that sublittoral macrofaunal community composition, biomass and pro- ductivity are food limited; (2) the basic exclusion mechanism is a physical factor: t[r] ...
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Diversity and spatial and temporal variation of benthic macroinvertebrates with respect to the trophic state of Lake Figueira in the South of Brazil
... The lack of a relationship between taxon richness and organic matter and depth, may be explained by the oxygenation of the entire water column, resulting from the low depth and strong wind action, a peculiarity of these ...
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