Eco-exergy based self-organization of the macrobenthic faunal assemblage during mangrove succession in Zhanjiang, China

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Chen, Quan

作者： Chen, Quan;Chen, Pimao;Chen, Quan;Chen, Pimao;Chen, Quan;Chen, Pimao;Chen, Quan;Chen, Pimao;Zhao, Qian;Lu, Hongfang;Jian, Shuguang

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关键词： Thermodynamic indicator; Chronosequenc; Macrobenthic fauna; Coastal wetland

期刊名称：ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS （ 影响因子：4.958； 五年影响因子：5.846 ）

ISSN： 1470-160X

年卷期： 2018 年 95 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Eco-exergy (ecological exergy) has been used to evaluate the health and self-organization of aquatic and wetland ecosystems following perturbation or natural succession. Although macrobenthic fauna are important components of mangrove ecosystems, their self-organization during mangrove succession is unclear. In this study, eco-exergy was used to quantify the self-organization processes of macrobenthic faunal assemblages in a mangrove chronosequence that included a primary (unvegetated shoal), early (Avicennia marina), middle (Aegiceras corniculatum), and late (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza + Rhizophora stylosa) community in Zhanjiang, China. Eco-exergy and biomass of the macrobenthic faunal community tended to decrease in the wet season during mangrove succession. The specific eco-exergy of the macrobenthic faunal community, in contrast, remained relatively constant in both wet and dry seasons during mangrove succession, although mollusk eco-exergy tended to decrease and arthropod eco-exergy tended to increase. Statistical analyses indicated that the self-organization of the macrobenthic faunal community during mangrove succession was mainly associated with the development of a suite of vegetation characteristics and sediment physicochemical properties, e.g., plant crown breadth, plant density, sediment ammonium nitrogen and sediment total nitrogen. Unlike the diversification trends of species richness and functional groups, this study confirmed the decreased self-organization trend of macrobenthic fauna assemblage mainly derived from biomass and genetic information. These results highlight the importance of conserving the macrobenthic faunal community in mangrove forests, especially in the late successional stages.

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