The environment effect on fish assemblage structure in waters adjacent to the Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary (1998–2001)

Haicheng Yu; Weiwei Xian

doi:10.1007/s00343-009-9155-6

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The environment effect on fish assemblage structure in waters adjacent to the Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary (1998–2001)

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- The environment effect on fish assemblage structure in waters adjacent to the Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary (1998–2001)
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 27, Issue 3, Pages: 443-456(2009)
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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-009-9155-6
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- Online First：07 November 2009，
  
  Published：2009
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Yu, H., Xian, W. The environment effect on fish assemblage structure in waters adjacent to the Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary (1998–2001)., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 27, 443–456 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-009-9155-6
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Yu, H., Xian, W. The environment effect on fish assemblage structure in waters adjacent to the Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary (1998–2001)., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 27, 443–456 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-009-9155-6 DOI：

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Abstract

We collected fish abundance data in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary and adjacent waters in November 1998

May 1999

November 2000

and May 2001. Using the data

we evaluated the characteristics of the fish assemblages at each site and investigated the effect of several environmental factors. We used a multivariate analysis

including community ordination methods such as detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA)

and two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN). We analyzed the biological community structure and environmental factors to determine their spatial distributions

temporal dynamics

and seasonal variations. Among the fish species

five exceeded 5% of the total abundance: Harpodon nehereus (42.82%)

Benthosema pterotum (13.85%)

Setipinna taty (11.64%)

Thryssa kammalensis (9.17%) and Apogonichthys lineatus (6.49%). These were separated into four ecological assemblages: hypsithermal-saline

hypsithermal-brackish

hypothermal-brackish

and hypothermal-saline. We evaluated the degree of influence of environmental factors on the fish community. Our analyses suggested that environmental factors including water depth

salinity

turbidity

transparency

nutrient

and suspended matter formed a synthetic spatial gradient between the coastal and pelagic areas. Ecological and environmental factors changed temporally from 1998 to 2001

and drove the fish community succession. The environmental factors driving the fish community structure included bottom temperature

water depth

bottom and surface pH

surface total phosphorous

and bottom dissolved oxygen. This investigation was completed before completion of the Three Gorges Dam; therefore the results of this study provide an important foundation for evaluating the influence of the human activities.

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