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Erftemeijer P.L.A., . and Drossaert W.M.E., . and Smekens M.J.E., . Macrobenthos of two contrasting seagrass habitats in South Sulawesi Indonesia. pp. 5-12.
Abstract
The macrobenthic fauna associated with two contrasting seagrass habitats in South Sulawesi was studied quantitatively. Seagrass beds on a shallow reef flat of a coral island dominated by coarse carbonate sediment had a much higher biomass (70.3 g ADW m-2) of macrobenthic invertebrates than seagrass meadows on a coastal mudflat (14.8 g ADW m-2). Bivalves and polycheate worms dominated the benthic community in both habitats. Peanut worms (Sipuncula) were very abundant at the reef site but did not occur at the coastal area. Alpheid shrimps were very responsible for intensive bioturbation at the reef flat habitat but they were retrieved in only small numbers during sampling. The biomass values found in this study are relatively high in comparison with those found in intertidal unvegetated soft substrates elsewhere in the region. This supports the view that area of high primary productivity (e.g. seagrass beds) are characterized by high biomass of macrobenthic fauna
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Abstract
The macrobenthic fauna associated with two contrasting seagrass habitats in South Sulawesi was studied quantitatively. Seagrass beds on a shallow reef flat of a coral island dominated by coarse carbonate sediment had a much higher biomass (70.3 g ADW m-2) of macrobenthic invertebrates than seagrass meadows on a coastal mudflat (14.8 g ADW m-2). Bivalves and polycheate worms dominated the benthic community in both habitats. Peanut worms (Sipuncula) were very abundant at the reef site but did not occur at the coastal area. Alpheid shrimps were very responsible for intensive bioturbation at the reef flat habitat but they were retrieved in only small numbers during sampling. The biomass values found in this study are relatively high in comparison with those found in intertidal unvegetated soft substrates elsewhere in the region. This supports the view that area of high primary productivity (e.g. seagrass beds) are characterized by high biomass of macrobenthic fauna
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| Additional Information: | Summary (En) |
| AGROVOC Term: | BENTOS |
| AGROVOC Term: | MUESTREO |
| AGROVOC Term: | AGUAS COSTERAS |
| AGROVOC Term: | CELEBES |
| AGROVOC Term: | BIOMASA |
| AGROVOC Term: | DENSIDAD DE LA POBLACION |
| AGROVOC Term: | HABITAT |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:56 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20847 |
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