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Author: Timothy Seung-chul Lee Publisher: ISBN: Category : Benthos Languages : en Pages : 108
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Macroinvertebrates constitute the backbone of megafaunal communities in benthic ecosystems around the globe. Many macroinvertebrates have vital roles in benthic ecosystems, ranging from enhancing habitat complexity to providing staple food sources for other organisms. Regardless of how familiar macroinvertebrates are to the general public, very few studies have attempted to describe benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages across large spatial scale in the continental shelf waters of the Pacific Northwest. This study describes different subtidal macroinvertebrate assemblages off Washington and Oregon based on species-substrata associations and the key species that distinguish one assemblage from another. Two data sets were used for this study: underwater footage collected by the submersible Delta during 1993-1995 geological surveys, and footage collected by the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hammerhead during macroinvertebrate surveys in late summer 2011. Footages from these surveys were used to document species-substrata associations and distinguish different assemblages based on species composition similarities and dissimilarities. In addition, I determined if a specific group of invertebrates, Asteroids (Echinodermata), were useful in explaining different assemblage patterns, after all other environmental parameters were taken into account. Findings of this study can be used not only to shed light on the structure of macroinvertebrate communities in the Pacific Northwest, but also as baseline data for future research on the direct and indirect effects of potential offshore installations on macroinvertebrate communities across the continental shelf waters.
Author: Timothy Seung-chul Lee Publisher: ISBN: Category : Benthos Languages : en Pages : 108
Book Description
Macroinvertebrates constitute the backbone of megafaunal communities in benthic ecosystems around the globe. Many macroinvertebrates have vital roles in benthic ecosystems, ranging from enhancing habitat complexity to providing staple food sources for other organisms. Regardless of how familiar macroinvertebrates are to the general public, very few studies have attempted to describe benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages across large spatial scale in the continental shelf waters of the Pacific Northwest. This study describes different subtidal macroinvertebrate assemblages off Washington and Oregon based on species-substrata associations and the key species that distinguish one assemblage from another. Two data sets were used for this study: underwater footage collected by the submersible Delta during 1993-1995 geological surveys, and footage collected by the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hammerhead during macroinvertebrate surveys in late summer 2011. Footages from these surveys were used to document species-substrata associations and distinguish different assemblages based on species composition similarities and dissimilarities. In addition, I determined if a specific group of invertebrates, Asteroids (Echinodermata), were useful in explaining different assemblage patterns, after all other environmental parameters were taken into account. Findings of this study can be used not only to shed light on the structure of macroinvertebrate communities in the Pacific Northwest, but also as baseline data for future research on the direct and indirect effects of potential offshore installations on macroinvertebrate communities across the continental shelf waters.
Author: E. J Gregr Publisher: ISBN: 9780660057200 Category : Benthos Languages : en Pages : 37
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"Classifications of the marine environment are essential to inform marine spatial planning strategies such as protected area designation, and can support assessments of the cumulative impacts of human activities and the development of species-habitat associations. The benthic habitat template developed here for the shelf waters (30 - 500 m) of Canada's Pacific coast is one such classification. The template differs from more common correlation-based approaches in that it uses hypotheses grounded in functional ecology to integrate physical data into a functional description of the benthic environment. We adapted methods originally used on Canada's Atlantic coast to the available data and unique characteristics of Canada's Pacific coast. We found the habitat template correlated better with benthic diversity than linear geographic distance, corroborating earlier findings from Atlantic Canada. The habitat template, particularly the Disturbance axis, was negatively correlated with the Shannon-Weiner biodiversity index, showing that high disturbance habitats are less diverse. These results demonstrate that the template, by considering the influence of physical drivers on functional adaptation in the classification process, represents an ecologically relevant classification of the marine environment. As such, it has the potential to contribute to Canada's Marine Protected Area strategy by identifying areas of rarity, high diversity, and representativity, important determinants of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs). Also, the ability to correlate species diversity with distance provides a way to quantitatively identify ecologically significant regional boundaries, something that is critical to understanding the ecology on the coast, and a potentially important refinement to questions of representativity. We expect both the habitat template and the associated sediment grain size model to serve key roles for marine spatial planning on Canada's Pacific Coast."--Abstract.
Author: Cadie Olson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Benthic ecology Languages : en Pages : 146
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Southern Green Bay, Lake Michigan is one of the most productive ecosystems in the Great Lakes and has historically been subjected to a wide range of stressors, yet little is known about the current macroinvertebrate community structure. The most recent comprehensive assessment of benthic fauna was by Markert (1982) in 1978. The objectives of this project were to describe the current macroinvertebrate community, examine changes since 1978, and identify major environmental drivers of benthic community compositions. In total, 258 stations were surveyed, including 97 that were also sampled in 1978, 100 that were added to increase spatial resolution, and 61 that were subjected to periodic hypoxia. I collected 95 macroinvertebrate taxa in southern Green Bay with the community dominated by the eurytopic midge Chironomus and immature tubificid worms. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination and indicator analyses distinguished contemporary and historical communities and revealed shifts in benthic macroinvertebrate structure; although oligochaete worms and chironomids remained dominant over time, Chironomus abundance increased and characterized the contemporary community, whereas the benthos were historically more diverse. The magnitude of temporal change varied regionally with larger differences concentrated in southern middle bay and the inner bay remaining comparable to 1978. Contemporary assemblages are driven primarily by productivity, substrate type, and hypoxia, according to NMDS ordinations. Regular benthic monitoring should continue to evaluate biological responses to environmental stressors and assess management actions.
Author: Timothy Seung-chul Lee
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