Community structure and intertidal zonation of the macroinfauna in intermediate sandy beaches in temperate latitudes: North coast of Spain

Rodil, Iván F.; Lastra, Mariano; Sánchez‐Mata, A.

doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.018

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“…The macroinvertebrate assemblages at the supralittoral level were clearly different from those found at the medio-and infralittoral levels. This division between the supralittoral and the two other littoral levels has been observed in northern beaches of Spain (Rodil et al 2006) and in Tunisia (Pérez-Domingo et al 2008). Oligochaeta, Nematoda, and Turblellaria may be quantitatively dominant in several Mediterranean beach portions (see Covazzi Harriague et al 2006) that are comparable to the supra-and mediolittoral levels studied here.…”

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“…In spite of the existence of several seminal reports (Dahl 1952, McLachlan 1983 and other similar studies from other seas (e.g. Janssen and Mulder 2005, Rodil et al 2006, Rodil et al 2014, most research on the macroinvertebrate fauna from shoreline strands of the Mediterranean Sea has focussed on the organisms inhabiting lower infralittoral habitats (Pinedo et al 1997, Sardá et al 1999, Labrune et al 2007). To date, there are a few comprehensive accounts in the literature about the macroinvertebrates from Mediterranean Sea shoreline strands and beaches in general (Deidun et al 2003, Colombini et al 2003, Gauci et al 2005.…”

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Habitat structure and zonation patterns of northwestern Mediterranean shoreline strands

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Summary:We studied the habitat structure (macrofaunal assemblages and bottom types) and zonation patterns of 29 unvegetated shoreline strands along the 900-km coast of Catalonia (NW Mediterranean Sea). Organisms were sampled with grabs, pitfall traps, sticky traps, clam nets and spades to ensure capture of the different proportions of macrofaunal assemblages from the supra-, medio-and infralittoral levels. We collected 211 taxa: 194 animals and 17 algae. The most abundant and dominant organisms collected with van Veen grabs were Nematoda, Oligochaeta and Collembola at the supralittoral level; the polychaetes Saccocirrus spp. and Pisione remota, the amphipod Corophium orientale, Nematoda, and Turbellaria at the mediolittoral level; and Nematoda at the upper infralittoral level. SIMPER analysis revealed great dissimilarity between the organisms inhabiting the supralittoral and the other littoral levels. Regarding the epifauna, the sticky traps used at the supralittoral level mainly collected Collembola, which were nearly absent in pitfall traps. The qualitative study performed with a clam net and a small spade revealed that Nematoda, Saccocirrus spp., Turbellaria, Nemertea and the polychaete P. remota were the most abundant animals at both the medio-and the infralittoral levels and no differences were found between these levels. Different qualitative sampling methodologies showed that in fine sediments the bivalves Donax trunculus and D. semistriatus determined more than 97% of dissimilarity from coarse-sand sites. Richness increased in protected sandy and cobble shores. Littoral level and bottom-type features were only to a certain extent valid indicators of specific biotic components for a specific habitat.Keywords: macrofauna; zonation patterns; littoral habitats; Catalonia; beach. Estructura de los hábitats y patrones de zonación en playas del Mediterráneo noroccidentalResumen: Se ha estudiado la estructura de los hábitats (comunidades de macrofauna y tipos de sedimento) y los patrones de zonación de 29 playas desprovistas de vegetación a lo largo de los 900 km de la costa de Cataluña (Mediterráneo noroccidental). El muestreo de los organismos se realizó mediante dragas, trampas de caída, trampas adhesivas, redes de marisqueo y palas para asegurar una captura exhaustiva de los organismos presentes en las comunidades de macrofauna de los niveles supralitoral, mediolitoral e infralitoral. Se colectaron 211 taxones: 194 animales y 17 algas. Los organismos más abundantes y dominantes recolectados con dragas van Veen fueron: Nematodos, Oligoquetos y Colémbolos en el nivel supralitoral; los poliquetos Saccocirrus spp. y Pisione remota, el anfípodo Corophium orientale, Nematodos y Turbelarios en el nivel mediolitoral; y Nematodos en la parte menos profunda del nivel infralitoral. Los análisis SIMPER detectaron grandes diferencias entre los organismos del nivel supralitoral y los de los otros niveles. Respecto a la epifauna, las trampas adhesivas usadas en el nivel supralitoral capturaron principalmente Colémbolos, lo...

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Habitat structure and zonation patterns of northwestern Mediterranean shoreline strands

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“…Forty-two species were found during sampling in the autumn of 2008, and 43 species were reported for sampling during the winter of 2009. A detailed ecological study on community structure of the macroinfauna assemblages occurring in sandy beaches with tides in a range of 3 m on the north coast of Spain was performed by Rodil et al (2006). Rodil et al (2006) Stebbing, 1891;and T. deshayesii (Audoin, 1826).…”

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Relationships of benthic amphipod communities with environmental variables in the shallow waters of the Dardanelles

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Sezgi̇n

Katağan

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Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The structure of the benthic amphipod assemblage and its relationship with soft-bottom characteristics (particle size, organic matter, etc.) of the coastal waters at the depths of 0-5 m at the Dardanelles, including the Turkish Straits System, was studied. A SCUBA diver took benthos and sediment samples seasonally using a quadrate system of 30×30 cm as three transects from the 8 different stations between July 2008 and April 2009. A total of 3007 individuals belonging to 50 species was reported. Among these, Corophium acutum Chevreux, 1908 had the highest dominance value (Di%=22.18) and the lowest dominance value belonged to Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861 * Corresponding author: asuatates@yahoo.com (Di%=0.03). The highest positive correlation (rs=0.57, p<0.05) was observed between the gravel content (%) and the abundance (ind. m -2 ). The highest sand rate (99.59%) in the sediment was found at the Eceabat site. The lowest rate was at the Kepez Harbour station with a value of 73.01%. The highest Hˊ value (1.53) was recorded at the Eceabat site, and the lowest Hˊ value (Hˊ=0.95) was recorded at the Gallipoli sampling station.

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“…The effects of beach length (i.e. distance between headlands) on these biotic parameters have, however, hardly been addressed, with the exception of the studies by Rodil et al (2006) and Brazeiro (1999). The latter postulates that the total number of species may increase with beach length, with short and 'pocket' beaches supporting fewer species than longer ones, although the relationship between beach length and total species number is not obvious and may be non-linear and scale-dependent.…”

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“…According to McLachlan and Dorvlo (2005), however, the effects of beach length on total species number are not clearly understood. Rodil et al (2006) list beach length, along with slope and wave height, as the main environmental variables affecting the total species number, individual abundance and biomass of macrofaunal communities on intermediate-sized beaches. These authors, however, suggest that different macrofaunal species exhibit different responses to increasing beach length.…”

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Long or short? Investigating the effect of beach length and other environmental parameters on macrofaunal assemblages of Maltese pocket beaches

Deidun

Schembri

2008

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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Keywords: macrofaunal assemblages sandy beaches psammophiles beach length beach width a b s t r a c t Despite numerous published studies that have evaluated the influence of different physical parameters, including beach slope, sediment organic content and grain size, on beach macrofaunal assemblages, very few studies have investigated the influence of beach length on biotic attributes of the same assemblages. Four beaches on the Maltese Islands were sampled using pitfall traps at night for eight consecutive seasons during [2001][2002][2003]. Macrofaunal collections were dominated by arthropods, mostly isopods (especially Tylos europaeus) and tenebrionid beetles (especially Phaleria spp.). The environmental variables of beach slope, exposure to wave action, sediment organic content, mean particle diameter, log beach length, beach width and the beach deposit index (BDI) were regressed against a number of biotic parameters, including log individual abundance, total species, Shannon-Wiener (H 0 ) diversity index value and the psammophilic fraction of the total species collected, whilst BIO-ENV and NMDS were used to identify the physical parameter which could best explain observed biotic patterns. RELATE was used to assess the long-term persistence of macrofaunal assemblages on beaches of different lengths. Results from this study suggest that, whilst the influence of beach length and beach width on individual abundance and total species number is unimportant, these 'beach-area' parameters may affect the taxonomic composition of a beach assemblage, mainly in terms of the psammophilic fraction of assemblages, as well as the permanence of macrofaunal assemblages on a beach. Shorter and narrower beaches were found to be more prone to sporadic and random events of colonisation by euryoecious species. In the absence of human disturbance and mass mortality events, beaches of limited dimensions can still maintain stable macrofaunal assemblages. Individual abundance and total species number could not be related to a single or small suite of physical parameters. The study further highlights the need to include biological interactions, the degree of human disturbance and other variables such as environmental heterogeneity and the connectivity of the individual beaches when assessing inter-beach differences in macrofaunal assemblages.

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Community structure and intertidal zonation of the macroinfauna in intermediate sandy beaches in temperate latitudes: North coast of Spain

Cited by 47 publications

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Habitat structure and zonation patterns of northwestern Mediterranean shoreline strands

Habitat structure and zonation patterns of northwestern Mediterranean shoreline strands

Relationships of benthic amphipod communities with environmental variables in the shallow waters of the Dardanelles

Long or short? Investigating the effect of beach length and other environmental parameters on macrofaunal assemblages of Maltese pocket beaches

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