Nematode community structure in relation to metals in the southern of Caspian Sea |
| |
Authors: | Kazem Darvish Bastami Mehrshad Taheri Maryam Yazdani Foshtomi Sarah Haghparast Ali Hamzehpour Hossein Bagheri Marjan Esmaeilzadeh and Neda Molamohyeddin |
| |
Institution: | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science(INIOAS), Tehran 1411813389, Iran,Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science(INIOAS), Tehran 1411813389, Iran,Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science(INIOAS), Tehran 1411813389, Iran,Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Animal Science and Fisheries, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari 578, Iran,Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science(INIOAS), Tehran 1411813389, Iran,Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science(INIOAS), Tehran 1411813389, Iran,Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran and Department of Marine Science and Technology, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1477893855, Iran |
| |
Abstract: | Spatial distribution and structure of nematode assemblages in coastal sediments of the southern part of the Caspian Sea were studied in relation to environmental factors. By considering metals, organic matter, Shannon diversity index (H), maturity index (MI) and trophic diversity (ITD), ecological quality status of sediment was also determined. Fifteen nematode species belonging to eleven genera were identified at the sampling sites. Average density of nematode inhabiting in sediment of the studied area was 139.78±98.91 (ind. per 15.20 cm2). According to redundancy analysis (RDA), there was high correlation between metals and some species. Based on biological indicators, the studied area had different environmental quality. Generally, chemical and biological indices showed different results while biological indices displayed similar results in more sites. |
| |
Keywords: | free-living nematodes metal ecological quality status the Caspian Sea |
本文献已被 CNKI SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
| 点击此处可从《海洋学报(英文版)》浏览原始摘要信息 |
| 点击此处可从《海洋学报(英文版)》下载免费的PDF全文 |
|