Comparison of the Macrozoobenthic Community and Sedimentary Environment with and Without Horseshoe Crab Presence in the Crocodile Island Intertidal Zone, Xiamen, China
文献类型: 外文期刊
第一作者: Cai Lizhe
作者: Cai Lizhe;Zhao Xiaoyu;Peng Wenqing;Lin Jingxiang;Yang Deyuan;Rao Yiyong;Fu Sujing;Chen Xinwei;Cao Wenzhi;Zhao Xiaoyu;Yang Deyuan;Rao Yiyong;Fu Sujing
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关键词: benthic macrofauna; Crocodile Island; horseshoe crab; sedimentary environment; intertidal zone
期刊名称:JOURNAL OF OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA ( 影响因子:1.179; 五年影响因子:1.225 )
ISSN: 1672-5182
年卷期: 2022 年 21 卷 3 期
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收录情况: SCI
摘要: In order to compare the macrozoobenthic community and sedimentary environment with and without the presence of horseshoe crabs, the benthic macrofauna, sediment grain size, chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), organic carbon and nitrogen were seasonally investigated at site A (with horseshoe crab presence), sites B and C (without horseshoe crab presence) in the Crocodile Island intertidal zone in Xiamen from June 2018 to July 2019. The results showed that most of the community parameters of benthic macrofauna, population parameters of common benthic macrofauna and environmental parameters were significantly different at the sites with horseshoe crab versus non-horseshoe crab sites. A two-way ANOVA test showed that the densities of Ceratonereis erythraeensis and Sigambra hanaokai had significant site variation. Cluster and non-metric multi-dimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis showed the community composition of benthic macrofauna was significantly different among the three sampling sites over four seasons. The mean sand content at site A (64.32%) was higher than those at site B (36.01%) and site C (18.86%). Conversely, the mean contents of silt, clay, Cr, Co, Ni, organic carbon, organic nitrogen, phenanthrene, and pyrene at site A were lower than those at site B and site C. These observations are consistent with the expected preferences of horseshoe crabs to live in areas with 60% sand content, which is associated with abundant and edible clamworms in the Crocodile Island intertidal zone, Xiamen.
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