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http://dx.doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2022010

Community Structure of Macrobenthic Polychaetes and its Health Status (Assessed by Two Biotic Indices) on the Adjacent Continental Shelf of Jeju Island, in Summer of 2020  

Lee, Seo Yi (Big Data Fishery Resource Management Interdisciplinary Program, Graduate School, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Geon (Big Data Fishery Resource Management Interdisciplinary Program, Graduate School, Chonnam National University)
Soh, Ho Young (Department of Ocean Integrated Science, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University)
Shin, Hyun Chool (Department of Ocean Integrated Science, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University)
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Ocean and Polar Research / v.44, no.2, 2022 , pp. 113-126 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the benthic polychaetous community and benthic ecosystem quality status on the adjacent continental shelf of Jeju Island, and field surveys were conducted at 31 stations in July and August, 2020. The surface sediment was generally composed of muddy sand facies and sandy mud facies, and the average particle size was medium silt (6.1±1.6∅). The benthic polychaetous community revealed a total of 73 species with a mean density of 242 ind./m2. The major dominant species were Notomastus latericeus, Ampharete arctica and Onuphis shirikishinaiensis. By the cluster analysis and nMDS results based on species composition of the benthic polychaetous community, the study area was divided into three station groups arranged from east to west by the water depth and sedimentary facies. The station group located in the west was subdivided into two station groups from south to north. From results of correlation analysis and PCA, it was found that the benthic polychaetous community in the study area had a strong correlation with the sedimentary environment and water depth. The benthic faunal community (or ecosystem) on the adjacent continental shelf of Jeju Island was assessed to be in a healthy state by biotic indices such as AMBI and BPI.
Keywords
benthic polychaetes; community structure; benthic health status; continental shelf; Jeju Island;
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