Structural Changes in Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated with Reduction in the Management of Coastal Saltpans
Joint Authors
Alves, D.
Shapouri, M.
Tavares, P. C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-10-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Saltpans with different management levels were studied for macroinvertebrate community and abiotic variables like water depth, water conductivity, and organic matter in sediments.
Significant variation was observed between saltpans, between ponds within saltpans, and between periods within ponds for abundance, and also between saltpans for biomass.
Environmental variables varied significantly between saltpans and between ponds.
Significant positive correlations occurred between depth and total abundance, between depth and Corixidae abundance, and also between organic matter in sediments and diversity.
Significant negative correlations were observed between depth and diversity and between organic matter in sediments and total abundance.
Multidimensional Scaling and Canonical Correspondence Analysis confirmed results of analysis of variance and correlations.
Invertebrate communities were numerically dominant as also revealed by ABC method.
Abandoned saltpan ponds show the largest changes in water depth, with communities dominated by some opportunist species, varying within short temporal scales, which is typical from highly disturbed systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tavares, P. C.& Alves, D.& Shapouri, M.. 2009. Structural Changes in Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated with Reduction in the Management of Coastal Saltpans. Journal of Marine Biology،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tavares, P. C.…[et al.]. Structural Changes in Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated with Reduction in the Management of Coastal Saltpans. Journal of Marine Biology No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tavares, P. C.& Alves, D.& Shapouri, M.. Structural Changes in Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated with Reduction in the Management of Coastal Saltpans. Journal of Marine Biology. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486469
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486469