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Broad scale variation in seagrass benthic macrofaunal assemblages along the coast of Japan
| Title: | Broad scale variation in seagrass benthic macrofaunal assemblages along the coast of Japan |
| Authors: | Leopardas, Venus Browse this author | | Hori, Masakazu Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Mukai, Hiroshi Browse this author | | Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Browse this author | | Yokoi, Ken-ichi Browse this author | | Aoki, Misuzu Browse this author | | Sato, Naoto Browse this author | | Whanpetch, Napakhwan Browse this author | | Nakaoka, Masahiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Abundance and species diversity | | Latitudinal gradient | | Macroecology | | Regional variation | | Similarity-distance relationship |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2018 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Journal Title: | Ecological research |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page: | 105 |
| End Page: | 117 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1007/s11284-017-1517-5 |
| Abstract: | Broad scale studies in seagrass benthic macrofauna are important for future regional marine conservation. We examined spatial variation in the community structure of seagrass-associated benthic macroinvertebrates collected by sediment coring in 2010 at six seagrass sites of Japan covering the latitudinal range of 24A degrees-43A degrees N. Total species richness and ES(50) at site level did not show clear site variations and relationship with latitude. At core level, site variations of mean species richness, ES(50), Simpson diversity and abundance showed inconsistent pattern, but with more cases of statistically significant association with latitude. Variations were generally influenced by the seagrass species, often among subtropical species, among temperate Zostera species, and between Zostera and subtropical species. Finally, the community composition differed significantly across all sites and community similarity decreased rapidly with geographic distance, with only 5% similarity retained at the distance of 400 km. The dissimilarity among sites was higher with the similar distance compared to other types of coastal communities such as rocky intertidal assemblages, which is associated with minor occurrence of species with broad distributional range. |
| Rights: | The final publication is available at link.springer.com |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/72484 |
| Appears in Collections: | 北方生物圏フィールド科学センター (Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 仲岡 雅裕
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