Community structure changes of macrobenthos in the South Yellow Sea

Junlong Zhang; Fengshan Xu; Ruiyu Liu

doi:10.1007/s00343-012-1076-0

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Community structure changes of macrobenthos in the South Yellow Sea

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- Community structure changes of macrobenthos in the South Yellow Sea
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 30, Issue 2, Pages: 248-255(2012)
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  1. Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-012-1076-0
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- Online First：01 March 2012，
  
  Published：2012
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Zhang, J., Xu, F. & Liu, R. Community structure changes of macrobenthos in the South Yellow Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 30, 248–255 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-012-1076-0
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Zhang, J., Xu, F. & Liu, R. Community structure changes of macrobenthos in the South Yellow Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 30, 248–255 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-012-1076-0 DOI：

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The ecological environment in the Yellow Sea has changed greatly from the 1950s to 1990s and this has had significant impact on marine organisms. In this study

data on soft-sediment macrobenthos occurring in depths from 25 m to 81 m in the South Yellow Sea were used to compare changes in community structure. The agglomerative classification (CLUSTER) and multidimensional scaling (MDS) methods were applied. Five communities were recognized by cluster analysis: 1. The Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass community dominated by cold water species

which changed slightly in species composition since the 1950s; 2. The mixed community with the coexistence of cold water species and warm water species

as had been reported previously; 3. The polychaete-dominated eurythermal community in which the composition changed considerably as some dominant species disappeared or decreased; 4. The Changjiang (Yangtze) River Estuarine community

with some typical estuarine species; 5. The community affected by the Yellow Sea Warm Current. The greatest change occurred in the coastal area

which indicated that the change may be caused by human activities. Macrobenthos in the central region remained almost unchanged

particularly the cold water species shielded by the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass. The depth

temperature and median grain size of sediments were important factors affecting the distributions of macrobenthos in the South Yellow Sea.

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