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http://dx.doi.org/10.23005/ksmls.2022.7.1.21

Characteristics of Macro Benthic Community in the Subtidal Zone of Muan Bay on Summer and Health Assessment by using AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) and Water Quality Index (WQI)  

Oh, Jun Ho (Department of Ocean System Engineering, Graduate School, Mokpo National Maritime University)
Lee, Kyoung Seon (Department of Environmental Engineering & Biotechnology, Mokpo National Maritime University)
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Journal of Marine Life Science / v.7, no.1, 2022 , pp. 21-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
Benthic animals are important indicators in benthic environmental quality assessment. This study investigated the environmental characteristics and the distribution pattern of benthic animals, and assessed the benthic ecosystem using AMBI (AZTI's marine biotic index) and WQI (water quality index) in the subtidal zone of Muan bay. Samplings were collected from 10 stations in the subtidal zone of Muan bay on summer. In the upper area of Muan bay, grain size was finer and organic content was higher than those of in the lower area. The pollution indicator organism such as Musculista senhousia, Theora fragilis and Lumbrineris longifolia were dominant at some stations. The benthic community was distinguished into three groups of upper, center and lower area of Muan bay, and which were coincided with the results by correlation analysis between organic matter content and benthic health assessment (WQI and AMBI). As a result of this study, the health condition of the subtidal zone in Muan bay were good. However, from the results that benthic animals were not evenly distributed, and also the opportunistic species appeared, the load of organic matter in Muan bay seems to be increasing.
Keywords
Muan Bay; Health assessment; AMBI; WQI; Benthic animals; Organic matter;
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