Polychaete Fauna of Seagrass Beds (Halodule wrightii Ascherson) Along the Coast of Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil)

Abstract.  The polychaete community structure from six Halodule wrightii seagrass beds along the Rio de Janeiro coast (Southeast Brazil) was investigated. Variations in species diversity, overall density and species composition in relation to sediment grain size, seagrass biomass and selected plant structural features such as root and shoot length from the study sites were analysed. Ten core samples (0.02 m²) were randomly collected from each site. Three additional samples were taken for grain size analysis of sediment. Sixty-eight species of polychaetes belonging to 24 families were found. The dominant species as well as species composition varied greatly among sites, showing that a typical polychaete community does not exist. The number of species was positively correlated with the silt-clay percent and sorting coefficient of the sediment. A positive correlation between polychaete density and plant biomass was also obtained. Multivariate analysis indicated that polychaete communities were influenced greatly by seagrass plant features: plants with longer shoots harbour mainly surface-deposit feeders such as Magelona papillicornis , whereas plants with a higher root-shoot length relation sheltered mainly suspension or interface feeders like Fabricia filamentosa . This study demonstrates that granulometric properties as well as plant architecture play an important role in structuring the polychaete community. As the community-level response can reflect changes in local seagrass beds, the structure of the polychaete community can be an important indicator for management plans and the restoration of seagrass ecosystems.     

乐清湾海域浮游动物群落分布的季节变化特征及其环境影响因子

2006年10月、2007年1月、4月及7月对乐清湾海域浮游动物群落的种类组成、优势种、生态类群、水平分布的季节性变化特征进行了调查,分析了浮游动物群落分布与环境因子的关系。结果表明,在调查海域共鉴定出浮游动物82种(包括浮游幼体11种),隶属于15大类,其中秋季为46种、夏季为42种、春季为25种和冬季为16种。乐清湾浮游动物可分为近岸低盐类群、暖水性近海类群、暖温带近海类群和暖水性广布类群4个生态类群,其中近岸低盐类群在全年均占优势,其它类群则呈现明显的季节变化。中华哲水蚤Calanus sinicus、真刺唇角水蚤Labidocera euchaeta、针刺拟哲水蚤Paracalanus aculeatus和背针胸刺水蚤Centropages dorsispinatus为调查海域主要优势种。浮游动物生物量年平均值为82.7mg/m3,其大小依序为:夏季(121.1mg/m3)>秋季(119.2mg/m3)>春季(48.5mg/m3)>冬季(42.2mg/m3);丰度年平均值为82.1个/m3,其大小依序为:夏季(193.4个/m3)>秋季(73.7个/m3)>春季(53.4个/m3)>冬季(9.8个/m3)。相同季节浮游动物生物量和丰度的平面分布趋势类似,季节间则存在明显差异。相关性分析结果表明,浮游动物物种数与水温、盐度、叶绿素a质量浓度和浮游植物细胞密度均呈极显著相关;丰度与水温、叶绿素a质量浓度和浮游植物细胞密度呈极显著相关;生物量与水温、叶绿素a质量浓度呈极显著相关。与历史资料相比,近30a来浮游动物数量呈下降趋势,但群落结构和组成没有发生明显改变。     

The concept of ecological succession applied to phytoplankton over four consecutive years in five ponds featuring a salinity gradient

The distribution of phytoplankton abundance, biomass and species composition coupled with environmental factors and metazooplankton was studied relatively intensively and over a period of four consecutive years in five ponds featuring a gradient of increasing salinity from near to that of sea water to a nine-fold concentration from 2000 to 2003. The results indicate that the physical characteristics of the water (temperature and salinity) were quite similar over the years. Nutrients, which were concentrated in pond A1, decreased with increases in salt concentration. The composition of the phytoplankton community showed strong seasonality. Diatoms dominated in the first ponds A1, A16 and C2-1, followed by dinoflagellates. Chlorophyceae dominated the phytoplankton community in the hypersaline ponds M2 and TS. Cyanobacteriae were relatively abundant in ponds M2 and TS. The highest phytoplankton density and biomass were found in the ponds with the highest salinity due to the proliferation of Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyta: Volvocales). The inter-annual study of phytoplankton succession in the Sfax solar salterns showed slight differences among the years of study due to the stability of the environmental conditions. Phytoplankton communities were permanently primitive, stage 1 – structured as they failed to build complexity because of salt stress which operates for longer and above any other variables. This reduced frequency of disturbance to the existing course of regulation, allowed the community to “mature” from its “primitive” state, rather than experience frequent structural setbacks.     

泉州湾及其附近海域底栖多毛类生态的初步研究

本文用2001-2002年泉州湾及其附近海域综合调查中获得的底栖多毛类资料,探讨该海域多毛类的组成、数量分布及与环境因子的关系.共鉴定出该海域多毛类68种,多数属亚热带海区常见种,其中双鳃内卷齿蚕为主要的优势种.多毛类年平均栖息密度和生物量分别为56个/m^2和1.11 g/m^2,数量分布不均匀,下洋附近海域为主要的高栖息密度和高生物量区.沉积物类型显著影响多毛类的数量分布,而底层海水的温度和盐度对其也有一定的影响.     

厦门滨海湿地冬季鸟类群落多样性研究

1999年12月~2000年2月对厦门滨海湿地12个样区冬季鸟类的种类和数量进行调查。并选取调查地的7个参数定量分析滨海湿地鸟类群落多样性的主要影响因子。结果显示,厦门冬季滨海湿地鸟类共有15科45种。其中,风头潜鸭(Aythya fuligula)、红嘴鸥(Larus ridibundus)、黑腹滨鹬(Calidris alpina)和白鹭(Egretta garzetta)为优势种,其数量之和占总数量的76%。白鹭为厦门湿地的广布种,在12个样区均有分布。厦门冬季湿地鸟类群落的相似性与其滩涂底质的相似性之间存在一定的相关。湿地鸟类群落多样性的主要影响因素包括湿地周边建筑物、交通干扰、人工水产养殖场和周边陆地植被覆盖状况等。湿地鸟类的种群密度则受水域含盐量、交通干扰的显著影响。     

连云港核电站周围海域2005年与1998年大型底栖动物群落组成多样性特征比较

2005年秋季对连云港核电站周围海域大型底栖动物群落组成和多样性特征进行了调查,并与1998年调查资料进行分析比较,以研究核电站建设时期(1999～2005年)周围海域的大型底栖动物群落组成和多样性变化。研究表明,2005年调查的优势种以多毛类居多,而不是1998年的软体动物和棘皮动物,且调查出现的总种数明显少于1998年;大型底栖动物丰度值高于1998年,但生物量却大大减少,Shannon-Wiener多样性指数H′和Pielou均匀度指数J′都高于1998年。     

温州沿岸海域春、夏季浮游动物群落特征及与环境因子的关系

文章根据2016年5月（春季）和8月（夏季）温州沿岸海域浮游动物和环境因子的调查资料,对浮游动物的种类组成、生态类群、优势种、丰度和生物量进行研究,并通过典范对应分析探索环境因子对浮游动物群落特征的影响。研究结果表明:春、夏季共鉴定到浮游动物117种和浮游幼虫20类,大多数种类属于暖水性近海类群;春季的优势种包括中华哲水蚤、大西洋五角水母和百陶箭虫,夏季的优势种包括拟细浅室水母、齿形海萤、肥胖箭虫和精致真刺水蚤等;浮游动物的丰度和生物量春季高于夏季,水平分布大致为近岸低、远岸高;浮游动物样品的季节性差异与表层水温和盐度有较大关系,而影响浮游动物群落结构空间差异的环境因子春季为盐度、活性磷酸盐、硝酸盐和氨氮,夏季为盐度、总氮、总磷和叶绿素a。     

Pollution investigations off the north-east coast of England: Community structure,growth and production of Benthic Macrofauna

The growth of major polychaete and bivalve species inhabiting sandy sediments off the north-east coast of England was examined over a 1-year period in a comparative study of community production in relation to contaminant sources. Background information on site locations, sampling methods and benthic community structure is provided.The polychaetes Spiophanes bombyx, Magelona spp. and Nephtys spp. were major contributors to community biomass at most sites, either individually or collectively. Tellina fabula, Nucula turgida, Venus striatula and other bivalves were only sparsely represented at most sites and growth rates were generally lower than elsewhere. Reduced bivalve populations, together with the presence in high numbers of short-lived polychaete species, may be connected with the vulnerability of bottom sediments to disturbance by water movements in this coastal region.Recruitment patterns were generally similar between sites but showed marked annual variation, with a substantially greater bivalve settlement occurring at the end of the sampling period.Estimates of community production ranged from 3.4 to 7.4 g ash-free dry weight per square metre a year, and showed relatively high turnover rates compared with other regions, which, again, may be related to a greater degree of fluctuation in the physical environment. Production was highest at a site near to the Tees estuary and was accounted for mainly by the polychaetes Nephtys hombergi and Spiophanes bombyx. The concentration of biomass into one or two species may have consequences for the stability of the fauna. However, the results do not appear to indicate any serious effects of pollution, which may suggest that the coastal waters have sufficient capacity to effectively dilute and disperse any harmful constituents of present estuarine efflux.Limitations to the interpretation of field data using conventional methods of sampling and analysis are discussed, and the application of growth studies to investigations of water pollution is advocated.     

Disturbance and Community Pattern of Polychaetes Inhabiting Valle Magnavacca (Valli di Comacchio,Northern Adriatic Sea,Italy)

Abstract. Polychaete community structure in Valle Magnavacca, the largest basin of the Valli di Comacchio (Northern Adriatic Sea) lagoonal ecosystem, was analyzed in a three‐year study. Three shallow‐water stations were sampled at about 3‐month intervals. Univariate and multivariate analyses were utilized to investigate community structure changes in relation to natural and man‐induced disturbance. The polychaete community at station 3, in the central area of the lagoon, was the most disturbed, while that of station 2 was the most well structured. We hypothesize that polychaete community structure results from regular seasonal disturbances which lead to almost predictable fluctuations in species abundance. Superimposed on these regular cycles are acute disturbance events that further reduce species abundance or exclude species from the habitat.     

Spatial and temporal variations of mesozooplankton in the Pearl River estuary, China

This paper examines spatial and temporal variations of mesozooplankton abundance, biomass and community structure during three cruises of July 2002 (summer), January 2003 (winter), and April 2003 (spring) in the Pearl River estuary, China. Zooplankton abundance and biomass fluctuated widely and showed distinct heterogeneity in the Pearl River estuary. A total of 154 species were identified during three surveys. The number of zooplankton species richness was strongly linked to salinity. Hierarchical cluster analysis identified three zooplankton groups during this study. Estuarine, neritic and pelagic groups corresponded to the upper, middle and lower reaches in the Pearl River estuary. The difference among groups could be mainly ascribed to changes in the relative contributions of the dominant species. The fluctuations in the zooplankton abundance, biomass and community structure were determined by the interactive effects of freshwater inflow, tidal and coastal currents, chlorophyll a, salinity and temperature. Significant spatial variability in the distribution of zooplankton species, abundance and biomass can be ascribed to the virtual presence of a horizontal gradient in salinity.     

胶州湾大型底栖生物群落的变化

采用1991－1995年在胶州湾10个监测站季度取样的资料用聚类和主成分分析法对胶州大型底栖生物群落进行分析，并与80年代的资料进行比较。结果表明，一些优势种如菲律宾蛤仔和细雕刻肋海胆等的数量明显减少；90年代初期与80年代相比，湾内的生物量和生物多样性相对较低，到90年代中期有所回升，而湾内的底栖生物栖息密度却一直呈稳步上升的趋势，尤其是小型底泥食性的种类，如丝异须虫和方格独鳃虫等。主成分分析和聚类分析的结果表明，胶州湾大型底栖生物可以划分为5种类型，而不同于80年代的6种类型，且各群的优势种变化较明显。导致这种变化的潜在因素可能是对菲律宾蛤仔的过度捕捞。     

2010年夏季雷州半岛沿岸海域浮游动物群落结构特征

2010年7月对雷州半岛海岸带的浮游动物群落结构及相关环境因子进行了调查,共鉴定出浮游动物87种和34类浮游幼体,其中原生动物4种,占总种类数的4.6%;腔肠动物20种,占总种类数的23.0%;介形类1种,占总种类数的1.1%;枝角类2种,占总种类数的2.3%;桡足类37种,占总种类数的42.5%;十足类2种,占总种类数的2.3%;毛颚动物7种,占总种类数的8.0%;被囊动物6种,占总种类数的6.9%;浮游软体动物8种,占总种类数的9.2%。优势种有13种和3类浮游幼体,孔雀强额哲水蚤和小毛猛水蚤是该海域重要的优势种群,几乎在全海域均为优势种,桡足类幼体为全海域优势类群。半岛沿岸海域浮游动物种类数由近岸往远岸逐渐增多,浮游动物丰度分布则相反。浮游动物种类数由多到少的顺序为东北部、东南部、西北部和西南部、南部,丰度由大到小的顺序为西北部、西南部、东北部、东南部、南部,生物量由大到小的顺序为东北部、西南部、西北部、东南部、南部,浮游动物丰度和生物量的平面分布反映了人类对海岸带开发利用的活动概貌。多样性指数和均匀度平均值分别为2.96和0.57。相关分析表明:浮游动物丰度与水温、细菌总数、浮游动物生物量均呈极显著的正相关关系,与磷酸盐呈显著的负相关关系;浮游动物生物量与TOC、细菌总数、叶绿素a、浮游植物丰度均呈极显著的正相关关系,与pH呈显著的正相关关系,与盐度呈显著的负相关关系。     

浙江南部近海春季鱼类群落结构特征及其年际变化

根据2016年和2020年5月在浙江南部近海采集的渔业资源调查资料,采用相对重要性指数、Bray-Curtis聚类和相似性百分比SIMPER分析、生物量谱及ABC曲线等方法,分析该水域春季鱼类群落结构特征及其稳定性的年际变化。结果显示:(1)2016年春季共捕获鱼类65种,优势种为带鱼Trichiurus lepturus、七星底灯鱼Benthosema pterotum和鳀Engraulis japonicus,而2020年春季共捕获鱼类30种,优势种为七星底灯鱼和带鱼;(2)通过聚类分析发现,2016和2020年春季鱼类群落空间格局相似,均可划分为南、北群落;(3)通过SIMPER分析,2016年春季南部群落典型种为二长棘鲷Evynnis cardinalis、龙头鱼Harpadon nehereus和鳀,北部群落典型种为龙头鱼,群落间的分歧种为带鱼;2020年南部群落典型种为七星底灯鱼,北部群落典型种为镰鲳Pampus echinogaster和小黄鱼Larimichthys polyactis,群落间的分歧种为带鱼、镰鲳和小黄鱼;(4)基于生物量谱分析,2016年和2020年春季鱼类标准生物量谱的斜率均小于-1,表明生物量均随个体平均体质量的增加而减少;(5)ABC曲线结果表明,2016年春季鱼类群落处于中等干扰状态(W=-0.22),而2020年春季鱼类群落则处于严重干扰状态(W=-0.09);(6) 经RDA排序分析,2016年和2020年春季影响鱼类群落分布的主要环境因子均为表层水温、盐度和水深。综上所述,浙江南部近海的鱼类年际变化为鱼类种类显著下降,群落特征种更替明显,群落受外界干扰影响加剧。     

秦山核电站邻近水域浮游动物的生态特点

本文根据春、夏、秋、冬四个季度月(1989年4、7、10月和1990年1月)在秦山核电站邻近水域大面观测站上所采集的浮游动物样品,对该测区浮游动物的生物量和种类组成以及与环境因子间的关系作了分析探讨。     

2001—2002年粤东柘林湾浮游动物的生态学研究

2001年4月-2002年4月,利用生态学方法对粤东柘林湾浮游动物进行的周年调查结果表明,粤东柘林湾浮游动物有桡足类34属60种,枝角类3属3种,及端足类、磷虾、糠虾、多毛类、毛颚类、被囊类、水母和各种浮游幼体虫.浮游动物的群落构成小型化趋势明显,因为体长不足0.6 mm的小型优势种强额拟哲水蚤(Paracalanus crassirostris)、短角长腹剑水蚤(Oithona brevicornis)和鸟喙尖头(氵蚤)(Penilia avirostris)在浮游动物总个体数中所占比例合计高达57.1 %.浮游动物的种类数、总个体数和生物量的平面分布模式大体相似,即湾外大于湾内,外侧大于内侧,东部大于西部.总个体数与生物量的周年变化曲线与水温的变化趋势非常相似,高峰位于高温季节的8-9月,低谷位于冬季2月.调查期间柘林湾浮游动物非常丰富,年均总个体数达15.8×103 ind/m3,生物量达227.8mg*dW/m3.在单一调查年度内,浮游动物丰度与水温、浮游植物细胞数呈显著正相关关系.在不同年份,浮游动物丰度与浮游植物密度则表现为负相关的趋势.     

厦门港岩相潮间带多毛类的生态

本文根据１９８７年２、５、８、１１月调查资料，研究了厦门港岩相潮间带多毛类的种类组成、种类与数量的垂直分布、季节变化，并与大亚湾多毛类生态进行比较。结果表明，调查区域有多毛类４７种。平均栖息密度６０个／ｍ＾２，平均生物量１．７８ｇ／ｍ＾２，潮汐作用影响多毛类的种数、密度、生物量的垂直分布。多毛类数量的季节变化不甚明显，但冬季的栖息密度和春季的生物量较高。     

厦门地区软相潮间带多毛类的生态

根据厦门地区１９９０年２月至１９９２年１月调查软相潮间带所获资料，研究了该区多毛类的种类组成，数量与分布，结果表明，该区多毛类种类丰富，共鉴定出１１８种，隶属于３７科８３属。其中，高潮区４０种，中潮区９０种，低潮区８３种。多毛类平均栖息密度８７个／ｍ＾３，平均生物量３．３３ｇ／ｍ＾２。     

The relationship between soft-bottom macrobenthic communities and environmental variables off Ningjin, eastern Shandong Peninsula

Macrobenthic infauna and associated environmental factors influencing the benthic community in the eastern coastal region of Shandong Peninsula were analyzed in four seasonal surveys from January 2007 to October 2007 (30 stations in winter, 20 stations in other three seasons), in order to understand the community structure and the factors unfluencing the benthic distribution. PRIMER 6.0 and SPSS 15.0 software packages were adopted to analyze the environmental and macrobenthic data. The results show that there were 260 macrobenthic species in total collected from the research region. The composition of species is:Polychaeta (94 species), Crustacea (75), Mollusca (56) and Echinoderm (12), among which, only 23 species were common species in the cruises of every season. The dominant species varied from season to season; however, the polychaete species Paralacydonia paradoxa Fauvel and Echinoderm species Amphioplus japonicus (Matsumoto) were always present year-round. The abundance and biomass of the macrobenthos in the research region were variable from season to season. The results of CLUSTER and MDS analysis show that the similarities of macrobenthic structures between the stations were low; most of the similarities were at about 30% of similarity value, only two stations were up to 70%. In accordance with the similarity values of the macrobenthic structures, we divided the 20 stations into five groups by arbitrary similarity level of 30%. The ABC curve indicates that the marcofauna communities in the research region had not been disturbed massively, except two stations, SB1 and SB3. Ecologically, benthos were controlled by a combination of factors such as salinity, phytoplankton, zooplankton, SiO₃-Si and temperature, and no single factor could be considered as an ecological master factor.     

沙埕港污损生物的生态研究

１９９０年３月至１９９１年２月，在闽沂交界处的沙埕港进行周年污损生物挂板试验，共记录生物７０年，其中，海藻１３种，动物５７种，以泥藤壶，网纹藤壶，僧帽牡盛，中胚花筒螅，太平洋侧花海葵，香港网筛苔虫和多种端足类为优势种，全年 生物附着，夏，秋春，冬季的优势种有显著不同，优势种突出，附着量特别大，夏季底层板（６－８月）的湿重生物量达２８．０３ｋｇ／ｍ＾２，为目前全国沿岩港湾生物量之冠。     

The benthic association between a bivalve and a shell boring polychaete and their potential food sources

The trophic relationships in the association of the Yeso scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis and its dominant endobiontic polychaete Polydora brevipalpa, which burrows into the scallop??s shell, and their potential food sources were studied using the method of fatty acid biochemical markers. It is shown that the differences in the diet of the scallop and the polychaete allow them to coexist in a close association. The trophic role of the association in the benthic community was revealed. The association selectively utilizes the food sources of the environment. It almost does not consume organic matter of bottom sediments, which allows it to coexist with other species in the community of higher order. There is minimal food competition between the association and detritivorous species; however, association can limit the development of species mostly foraging on diatom algae.