Assessing benthic ecological status in coastal area near Changjiang River estuary using AMBI and M-AMBI

Lusan Liu; Baoquan Li; Kuixuan Lin; Wenqian Cai; Quanchao Wang

doi:10.1007/s00343-014-3125-3

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Assessing benthic ecological status in coastal area near Changjiang River estuary using AMBI and M-AMBI

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- Assessing benthic ecological status in coastal area near Changjiang River estuary using AMBI and M-AMBI
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 32, Issue 2, Pages: 290-305(2014)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. River and Coastal Environment Research Center Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
  2. Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. College of Water Sciences Beijing Normal University
  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-014-3125-3
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- Online First：28 December 2013，
  
  Published：2014
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Liu, L., Li, B., Lin, K. et al. Assessing benthic ecological status in coastal area near Changjiang River estuary using AMBI and M-AMBI., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 290–305 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3125-3
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Liu, L., Li, B., Lin, K. et al. Assessing benthic ecological status in coastal area near Changjiang River estuary using AMBI and M-AMBI., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 290–305 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3125-3 DOI：

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Abstract

The Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary has been subject to a variety of anthropogenic pressures in recent decades. To assess the ecological health of the coastal benthic ecosystem adjacent to the estuary

three surveys were conducted in 2005

2009

and 2010. The AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) and multivariate-AMBI (M-AMBI) were used to analyse the benthic ecological status of this coast. The AMBI indicate that the ecological status of the coast adjacent to the Changjiang River estuary was only slightly degraded in all 3 years. In contrast

the M-AMBI indicated that the ecological status was seriously degraded

a result that is most likely due to pollution and eutrophication induced by human activities. The assessment of the coast’s ecological status by the AMBI was not in agreement with that of the M-AMBI at some stations because of lower biodiversity values at those sites. The analysis of the two indices integrated with abiotic parameters showed that the M-AMBI could be used as a suitable bio-indicator index to assess the benthic ecological status of the coast adjacent to the Changjiang River estuary. The reference conditions proposed for the coast of the Changjiang River estuary should be further evaluated in future studies. Designation of local species could also provide an important reference for Chinese waters. To improve the reliability of AMBI and M-AMBI

further research into the ecology of local species is required to understand their arrangement in ecological groups.

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