Variable Effects on Benthic Community From Diking to Eradicate Invasive Plants in the Yangtze Estuary Salt Marsh

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第一作者： Wang, Sikai

作者： Wang, Sikai;Zhao, Feng;Zhang, Tingting;Zhuang, Ping;Wang, Sikai;Zhao, Feng;Zhang, Tingting;Zhuang, Ping;Sheng, Qiang

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关键词： community structure; diking project; ecological restoration; macrobenthic invertebrate; eradicate invasive plant; Spartina

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE （ 影响因子：4.912； 五年影响因子：5.125 ）

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年卷期： 2021 年 8 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The removal of invasive plants is a global concern, and ecological restoration methods have been a major research topic in recent years. In the estuarine salt marsh of the Yangtze River, dikes are typically used in ecological restoration projects to eradicate the invasive plant Spartina alterniflora. We explored ways of optimizing dike construction and of providing an effective basis for the wetland ecological control and protection of biodiversity and analyzed the effects on the macrobenthos of fully and partially dikes. The measurement of the quantitative change in macrobenthos diversity and species composition was carried out in the project area and in a control before (2013) and after (2016) dike construction. Results showed that the number of species and average density decreased significantly in the fully diked enclosed area but increased in the partially diked semi-enclosed area. Outside the project area, all site samples showed increased species richness and average density after dike construction. This study indicated that macrobenthos was negatively affected by the dike project in the inside diked area. However, when the tidewater canals were preserved to maintain the connection between the inside and outside areas, there was a positive effect on macrobenthos in the project area. We suggest that canals are preserved while diking in the salt marsh and that gates are opened regularly to maintain the water and nutrient connectedness inside and outside the dike. The diking project mostly affected mollusks and polychaetes, which are the indispensable food sources for birds and fish. The study provides valid evidence for the management of estuarine salt marsh and the protection of macrobenthos.

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