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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2016.34.2.079

Distributional Characteristics of the Meiobenthic Community in Gamak Bay in the South Sea, Korea  

Lee, Heegab (East Sea Research Institute, KIOST)
Min, Won Gi (East Sea Research Institute, KIOST)
Rho, Hyun Soo (East Sea Research Institute, KIOST)
Oh, Je hyeok (Marine Ecosystem Research Division, KIOST)
Kim, Dongsung (Marine Ecosystem Research Division, KIOST)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.34, no.2, 2016 , pp. 79-90 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates seasonal variation and spatial distribution of meiobenthic community of Gamak Bay (one of the major bays of southern coastal area of Korea). Total of 6 surveys of 10 stations took place, once in February, June and October of 2009 and through 2010. Community structure, taxon diversity (H') and nematodes/copepods ratio of meiobenthos were studied in Gamak Bay. During the study period, nematodes and harpacticoids were the most dominant taxa among the meiofaunal groups in Gamak Bay. Taxon diversity (H') was the highest at the outer stations and the lowest at the inner stations in the Gamak Bay. The nematodes/copepods ratio was seasonally studied as an index of pollution monitoring for the benthic ecosystem at each station. As a result, nematodes/copepods ratio was the highest at the inner stations and the lowest at the outer stations in Gamak Bay.
Keywords
Gamak Bay; meiobenthos; community structure;
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