Abstract:Water quality in Hangzhou Bay is inferior (grade 5) because of discharged from Yangtze River and Qiantang River, and from factories around the bay. This study analyzed relationships between the environment and macrobenthic communities at 44 stations throughout Hangzhou Bay, based on samples collected in 2006, from 2016–2018, and in 2021. Long-term spatial and temporal changed in macrobenthos, and the influence of secondary water fronts on community composition, were discussed. Macrobenthos in Qiantang River Es… Show more
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