Seasonal and spatial variations of macro- and megabenthic community characteristics in two sections of the East China Sea

Yong Xu; Xinzheng Li; Lin Ma; Dong Dong; Qi Kou; Jixing Sui; Zhibin Gan; Hongfa Wang

doi:10.1007/s00343-017-6085-6

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Seasonal and spatial variations of macro- and megabenthic community characteristics in two sections of the East China Sea

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- Seasonal and spatial variations of macro- and megabenthic community characteristics in two sections of the East China Sea
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 35, Issue 5, Pages: 1152-1164(2017)
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  1. Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-017-6085-6
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- Online First：01 October 2016，
  
  Published：2017
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Xu, Y., Li, X., Ma, L. et al. Seasonal and spatial variations of macro- and megabenthic community characteristics in two sections of the East China Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 35, 1152–1164 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-6085-6
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Xu, Y., Li, X., Ma, L. et al. Seasonal and spatial variations of macro- and megabenthic community characteristics in two sections of the East China Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 35, 1152–1164 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-6085-6 DOI：

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In spring and summer 2011

the macro- and megabenthic fauna in two sections of the East China Sea were investigated using an Agassiz net trawl to detect the seasonal and spatial variations of benthic community characteristics and the relation to environmental variables. The total number of species increased slightly from spring (131 species) to summer (133) whereas the percentage of Mollusca decreased significantly. The index of relative importance (IRI) indicated that the top five important species changed completely from spring to summer. Species number

abundance and biomass in summer were significantly higher than in spring

but no significant difference was observed among areas (coastal

transitional and oceanic areas

divided basically from inshore to offshore). Species richness (d)

diversity (H′) and evenness (J′) showed no significant seasonal or spatial variations. Cluster analysis and nMDS ordination identified three benthic communities from inshore to offshore

corresponding to the three areas. Analysis of Similarity (ANOSIM) indicated the overall significant difference in community structure between seasons and among areas. K-dominance curves revealed the high intrinsic diversity in the offshore area. Canonical correspondence analysis showed that the coastal community was positively correlated to total nitrogen and total organic carbon in spring

but negatively in summer; oceanic community was positively correlated to total nitrogen and total organic carbon in both seasons. Species such as Coelorhynchus multispinulosus

Neobythites sivicola

Lepidotrigla alata

Solenocera melantho

Parapenaeus fissuroides

Oratosquilla gonypetes and Spiropagurus spiriger occurred exclusively in the offshore oceanic area and their presence may reflect the influence of the offshore Kuroshio Current.

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