Background and rationale to a practical workshop on biological effects of pollutants

Bayne, B. L.; Clarke, K.R.; Gray, JS

doi:10.3354/meps046001

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“…A third simulation was then run to make a direct comparison with experimental data published in Schwinghamer (1988). These data derive from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's Group of Experts on the Effects of Pollutants Practical Workshop on Biological Effects of Pollutants, as detailed in Marine Ecology Progress Series special volume 46 (Bayne et al 1988). Specifically, they are the combined data from a series of mesocosm experiments (see Fig.…”

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Characteristic benthic size spectra: potential sampling artefacts

Bett¹

2013

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Characteristic benthic size spectra: potential sampling artefacts

Bett¹

2013

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…Whether identification to species level or to a higher taxonomic level would suffice to detect faunal response to changes in the environment, particularly disturbance arising from pollution, has been the subject of considerable debate (e.g. Bayne et al 1988, Warwick 1988a,b, Ferraro & Cole 1990, Gray et al 1990). The traditional view has been that identification of fauna to a higher taxonomic level would not result in sufficient discrimination because differences in species-level responses may be masked between sites.…”

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Appropriate levels of taxonomic discrimination in deep-sea studies: species vs family

Narayanaswamy¹,

Nickell²,

Gage³

2003

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Few studies have investigated use of higher-level taxonomy, e.g. family, to analyse macrobenthic infaunal communities in the deep sea. This study uses multivariate analyses of polychaete macrofauna and environmental variables from 15 stations (depth 150 to 1000 m) situated in the Faroe-Shetland Channel (NE Atlantic). The data were analysed at species and family levels in order to determine the degree of taxonomic sufficiency required to discriminate between stations. There was little difference in results between species and family when using non-metric multidimensional scaling, however, cluster analysis and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed marked differences between the 2 taxonomic levels. Similarity between stations was markedly lower at species than family level. The ability of CCA to separate the families into defined groups along the 2 ordination axes was more apparent than at species level. Families also tended to be more closely aggregated near the centre of the ordination plot. It is concluded that in the deep-sea, species-level identification of polychaetes is preferable to that of family-level identification. KEY WORDS: Taxonomic discrimination · Species · Families · Deep-sea · MacrobenthosResale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher

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“…The rationale for including a mesocosm experiment in the GEEP Workshop is discussed in Bayne et al (1988). The main intention was to ensure the availability of material which had been exposed to defined contaminant concentrations for at least 3 mo.…”

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The GEEP Workshop: mesocosm exposures

Bakke¹,

Folium²,

Moe³

et al. 1988

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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For the GEEP Workshop, 4 indoor mesocosms at the Marine Research Station Solbergstrand were stocked with equal numbers of Platichthys flesus, Carcinus maenas, Mytilus edulis, httorina littorea and Nucula tenuis as well as subtidal soft bottom sections taken with an USNEL box corer. For 4 mo prior to the workshop, 3 of the basins were continuously exposed to a mixture of diesel oil (125.32 and 6 pg 1-' total hydrocarbons in the water) and copper (nominal 20, 5 and 0.8 pg 1-' Cu2+), with the fourth mesocosm basin as a control (measured total hydrocarbons of 3 pg I-'). Sediment sections were sampled by corers for community fauna1 analysis prior to the workshop; sampling of N. tenuis and epifauna was carried out during the workshop.

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Background and rationale to a practical workshop on biological effects of pollutants

Cited by 77 publications

References 8 publications

Characteristic benthic size spectra: potential sampling artefacts

Characteristic benthic size spectra: potential sampling artefacts

Appropriate levels of taxonomic discrimination in deep-sea studies: species vs family

The GEEP Workshop: mesocosm exposures

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