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Spatial and temporal patterns of the infaunal community near a major ocean outfall in Southern California |
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| Authors: | D R Diener S C Fuller A Lissner C I Haydock D Maurer G Robertson T Gerlinger |
| Institution: | * MEC Analytical Systems Inc., 2433 Impala Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA ? Science Applications International Corporation, 10260 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA ? County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, 10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, USA § Biology Department, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA |
| Abstract: | Effects of waste water discharge from a major ocean outfall in Southern California to the benthic infaunal community were examined during a 5-year monitoring programme. Natural features, primarily water depth, accounted for 82% of the variability in the infaunal community, while discharge-related effects represented less than 8% of the variability. The area immediately adjacent to the diffuser had the strongest outfall effects. Infaunal abundance showed a pattern of enhancement centred at the outfall. Diversity was also high, indicating that the area was not characterized by a degraded community. |
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