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Kim, JW, Kim, H-G, Kim, H, Hawkins, SJ, Seo, I-S and Oh, C-W 2023 Spatial distribution of meiofaunal and macrofaunal assemblages in the tidal flats of the southern Korean coast in relation to natural and anthropogenic impacts. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 194 (A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115377
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Abstract/Summary
We investigated the spatial variability of macrofaunal and meiofaunal assemblages in intertidal flats on the southern coast of Korea. Abiotic and biotic samples were collected at five stations. The species richness, density, and composition of the assemblages differed significantly among stations. Nematoda and Annelida were the most dominant meiofaunal and macrofaunal taxa, respectively, although taxon dominance differed among stations. Distance-based linear models showed that sediment-related variables and heavy metals were the main environmental factors determining the spatial variability of the assemblages. Macrofauna had only sediment-related variables and heavy metals as major environmental factors, but meiofauna were also influenced by other environmental factors such as sea surface temperature, dissolved oxygen-related variables, and salinity. This study can provide basic ecological data for understanding the spatial distribution of macro-meiofaunal assemblages and aid in the development of marine environmental management strategies on the western south coast of Korea.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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| Additional Keywords: | South Sea, meiofauna, macrofauna, spatial variation, benthic ecology |
| Subjects: | Ecology and Environment Marine Sciences Pollution |
| Divisions: | Marine Biological Association of the UK > Other (MBA) |
| Depositing User: | Ms Kristina Hixon |
| Date made live: | 29 Sep 2023 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2024 16:56 |
| URI: | https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10021 |
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