The impact of geomorphology of marsh creeks on fish assemblage in Changjiang River estuary

Binsong Jin; Wang Xu; Li Guo; Jiakuan Chen; Cuizhang Fu

doi:10.1007/s00343-014-3002-0

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The impact of geomorphology of marsh creeks on fish assemblage in Changjiang River estuary

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- The impact of geomorphology of marsh creeks on fish assemblage in Changjiang River estuary
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 32, Issue 2, Pages: 469-479(2014)
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  1. Center for Watershed Ecology Institute of Life Science and Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization Ministry of Education Nanchang University
  2. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering Institute of Biodiversity Science Fudan University
  3. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Process and Resource Ecology Beijing Normal University
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-014-3002-0
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- Online First：06 March 2014，
  
  Published：2014
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Jin, B., Xu, W., Guo, L. et al. The impact of geomorphology of marsh creeks on fish assemblage in Changjiang River estuary., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 469–479 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3002-0
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Jin, B., Xu, W., Guo, L. et al. The impact of geomorphology of marsh creeks on fish assemblage in Changjiang River estuary., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 469–479 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3002-0 DOI：

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Abstract

Tidal marshes are an important habitat and nursery area for fish. In the past few decades

rapid economic development in the coastal areas of China has led to the interruption and destruction of an increasing number of tidal marshes. The growing interest in tidal marsh restoration has increased the need to understand the relationship between geomorphological features and fish assemblages in the design of marsh restoration projects. We studied temporal variations in

and the effects of creek geomorphological features on

the estuarine tidal creek fish community. Using modified channel nets

we sampled fish monthly from March 2007 to February 2008 from seven tidal creeks along an intertidal channel system in Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve. Fourteen creek geomorphological variables were measured or derived to characterize intertidal creek geomorphological features. The Gobiidae

with 10 species

was the most speciesrich family. The most abundant fish species were Liza affinis

Chelon haematocheilus

and Lateolabrax maculatus. The fish community was dominated by juvenile marine transients

which comprised about 80% of the total catch. The highest abundance of fish occurred in June and July

and the highest biomass occurred in December. Canonical redundancy analyses demonstrated that depth

steepness

cross-sectional area

and volume significantly affected the fish species assemblage. L. affinis favored small creeks with high elevations. Synechogobius ommaturus

Acanthogobius luridus

and Carassius auratus preferred deep

steep creeks with a large cross-sectional area and volume. These findings indicate that the geomorphological features of tidal creeks should be considered in the conservation and sustainable management of fish species and in the restoration of salt marshes.

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