Seasonal changes in the demersal nekton community off the Changjiang River estuary

Yazhou Jiang; Jianzhong Ling; Jiansheng Li; Linlin Yang; Shengfa Li

doi:10.1007/s00343-014-3097-3

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Seasonal changes in the demersal nekton community off the Changjiang River estuary

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- Seasonal changes in the demersal nekton community off the Changjiang River estuary
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 32, Issue 2, Pages: 278-289(2014)
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  East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-014-3097-3
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- Online First：06 March 2014，
  
  Published：2014
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Jiang, Y., Ling, J., Li, J. et al. Seasonal changes in the demersal nekton community off the Changjiang River estuary., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 278–289 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3097-3
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Jiang, Y., Ling, J., Li, J. et al. Seasonal changes in the demersal nekton community off the Changjiang River estuary., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 278–289 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3097-3 DOI：

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The diversity

community structure and seasonal variation in demersal nekton off the Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary was evaluated using monthly trawl survey data

collected between December 2008 and November 2009. A total of 95 species (56 teleosts

11 cephalopods

and 28 decapod crustaceans) from 69 genera

49 families and 15 orders were collected. These species could be classified into six groups on the basis of temporal distribution patterns. The resident crab Ovalipes punctatus dominated the community

both in number and biomass. A clear seasonal succession was observed in the species composition. Cluster analysis revealed three primary seasonal groups corresponding to the samples collected in winter-spring

late spring-summer and late summer-autumn. The highest biomass and lowest diversity were observed in summer

while the lowest biomass and highest diversity in winter. The abundance-biomass comparison curves and community composition suggested that the investigated community was moderately disturbed. The results suggest that reduction in fishing pressure and in the degree of seasonal hypoxia are essential for sustainable resource management off the Changjiang River estuary.

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