[Niche of macrozoobenthos in intertidal zone of Jiaojiang Estuary].
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
; 20(5): 1176-83, 2009 May.
Article
en Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19803178
ABSTRACT
The niche width and niche overlap of macrozoobenthos dominant species in the intertidal zone of Jiaojiang Estuary in October 2007 were analyzed based on niche theory, and the effects of natural factors (salinity, water temperature, sediment temperature, beach width, and sediment grain size) and environmental factors (contents of oils and heavy metals) on the environmental heterogeneity as well as the relationships between selected environmental factors and quantitative distribution of various groups of macrozoobenthos were studied by using canonical correspondence analysis method. The macrozoobenthos dominant species in study area were classified into four groups, i. e., burrowing surface predator, surface grazer, subsurface filter feeder, and subsurface swallow feeder, based on their feeding types. There were great differences in the niche widths among the groups, with the maximum of 0.428 and the minimum of 0.168, which suggested that different groups had different adaptive capacity to the environmental factors. At the level of niche overlap value higher than 0.6, Macrophthalmus japonicas and M. definitus of Group 1, Lunatica gilva, Bullacta exarata, Decorifera insignis, Assiminea brevicula and Cerithidae ornate of Group 2, and Moerella iridescens, Glauconome chinensis and Potamocorbula laevis of Group 3 had a biologically significant niche overlap, indicating their similar behavior in utilizing natural feeding resources.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ecosistema
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Invertebrados
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China