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http://dx.doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2021.43.2.073

Community Structure and Health Status of Macrobenthic Animals in the Nakdong River Estuary, Busan, Korea  

Youn, Seok Hyun (Oceanic Climate and Ecology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Lee, Jin Woo (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.)
Oh, Chul Woong (Department of Marine Biology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University)
Choi, Byoung-Mi (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.)
Yoon, Kon-Tak (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.)
Na, Jong-Hun (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.)
Seo, In-Soo (Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd.)
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Ocean and Polar Research / v.43, no.2, 2021 , pp. 73-88 More about this Journal
Abstract
The community structure and health status of macrobenthos assemblages were investigated in the subtidal area of the Nakdong River estuary, Southern Coast of Korea. Benthic fauna samples were collected seasonally at 8 stations in the subtidal area of the Nakdong River estuary from February 2013 to October 2015. During the survey, a total of 380 species and 4,603 ind./m2 of macrobenthos in all sampling areas were collected. The major dominant species were the polychaetes Minuspio japonica, Pseudopolydora kempi, Heteromastus filifomis, Capitella capitata, the amphipod Grandidierella japonica and the bivalvia Arcuatula senhousia. Some species of polychaetes found in the study area consisted of opportunistic species that showed high densities when habitat condition was poor. On the other hand, macrobenthos assemblages in the study area were divided into brackish water and marine groups. Abundance was high in the brackish group, while the number of species and diversity index were high in the oceanic group. The three indices (AMBI, M-AMBI, and BHI) in the assessment of health levels based on the ecological characteristics and number of species in macrobenthic were commonly shown to be in good condition in the group of oceanic stations, while relatively poor conditions were reflected in the group of brackish stations. Compared to other indices, the M-AMBI index of the three indices for health assessment was considered to be a relatively more suitable one to assess benthic ecological conditions.
Keywords
macrobenthos; community structure; health status; Nakdong River; estuary;
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