Macrobenthic diversity and seasonal changes in the mangrove swamp of Luoyangjiang Estuary, Fujian Province

doi:10.17520/biods.2015328

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Based on a year round survey conducted in the mangrove swamp of Luoyangjiang Estuary in Fujian from August 2013 to April 2014, macrobenthic diversity, seasonal changes, and the impact of mangrove rehabilitation on the macrobenthic community were analyzed. We recorded a total of 78 species from 7 phyla in the study area and the community was dominated by annelids and arthropods. The gastropod, Assiminea brevicula (Assimineidae), was the most dominant species and was more abundant in mangrove forests than in mudflats. ANOSIM analysis showed that faunal communities were significantly different between mangrove forests and mudflats, with the former characterized by much lower macrobenthic density and biomass. Moreover, some of dominant species, such as Parasesarma plicata and Phascolosoma arcuatum, were only found in mangrove forests. Higher value of macrobenthic density was found in winter and spring, while mean biomass was higher in spring and summer. Significant differences in macrobenthic communites were observed among seasons except between winter and spring. The present study demostrated that, species composition of the mangrove macrobenthos indicated characteristics of a young mangrove plantation and seasonal changes in macrobenthic communities might be due to different breeding seasons of the dominant species. Mangrove vegetation had a noticeable impact on macrobenthic communities, as evidenced by significant difference in macrobenthic communites between the two habitats. Density of macrobenthos in mangrove forests was much lower than that found in 2009, but the sesarminid crab Parasesarma plicata became much abundant. Since mangrove forests and mudflats support different species composition of macrobenthos, planning is needed in mangrove rehabilitation for the protection of habitat diversity and heterogeneity.

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Key words: macrobenthos, species diversity, seasonal changes, mangrove swamp, mangrove rehabilitation, multivariate analysis, Luoyangjiang Estuary

Junhui Lin, Xuebao He, Jianjun Wang, Heshan Lin, Yaqin Huang, Kun Liu, Jianfeng Mou, Shuyi Zhang, Jinxiang Jiang. Macrobenthic diversity and seasonal changes in the mangrove swamp of Luoyangjiang Estuary, Fujian Province[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2016, 24(7): 791-801.

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种类 Species	断面 Transect				季节 Season
种类 Species	QZLH1	QZLH2	QZLH3	QZLH4	春季 Spring	夏季 Summer	秋季 Autumn	冬季 Winter
环节动物 Annelida
疣吻沙蚕 Tyrrohynchus heterochaetus	-	0.027	<0.001	-	0.002	-	0.003	<0.001
日本刺沙蚕 Neanthes japonica	0.006	-	0.011	0.010	0.100	<0.001	-	-
圆锯齿吻沙蚕 Dentinephtys glabra	0.015	0.032	0.011	0.020	0.005	0.062	0.026	0.007
软体动物 Mollusca
短拟沼螺 Assiminea brevicula	0.455	0.225	0.578	0.045	0.405	0.192	0.239	0.181
节肢动物 Anthropoda
薄片蜾蠃蜚 Corophium lamellatum	0.002	0.002	<0.001	0.294	0.009	0.005	-	0.332
细巧仿对虾 Parapenaeopsis tenellus	0.001	0.007	0.002	<0.001	<0.001	0.029	-	-
褶痕拟相手蟹 Parasesarma plicata	0.020	0.024	0.001	-	0.002	<0.001	0.009	0.003
秀丽长方蟹 Metaplax elegans	0.016	0.014	0.056	0.001	0.005	0.059	0.006	0.015
宁波泥蟹 Ilyoplax ningpoensis	-	-	<0.001	0.165	0.018	0.060	0.027	0.011
弧边招潮 Uca arcuata	0.037	0.018	0.037	0.012	0.019	0.037	0.036	0.010
刺胞动物 Cnidaria
中华仙影海葵 Cereus sinensis	0.037	0.072	0.003	0.037	0.003	0.003	0.197	0.007
星虫动物 Sipuncula
弓形革囊星虫 Phascolosoma arcuatum	0.020	0.006	0.001	-	0.001	0.004	0.006	0.001

种类 Species	断面 Transect				季节 Season
种类 Species	QZLH1	QZLH2	QZLH3	QZLH4	春季 Spring	夏季 Summer	秋季 Autumn	冬季 Winter
环节动物 Annelida
疣吻沙蚕 Tyrrohynchus heterochaetus	-	0.027	<0.001	-	0.002	-	0.003	<0.001
日本刺沙蚕 Neanthes japonica	0.006	-	0.011	0.010	0.100	<0.001	-	-
圆锯齿吻沙蚕 Dentinephtys glabra	0.015	0.032	0.011	0.020	0.005	0.062	0.026	0.007
软体动物 Mollusca
短拟沼螺 Assiminea brevicula	0.455	0.225	0.578	0.045	0.405	0.192	0.239	0.181
节肢动物 Anthropoda
薄片蜾蠃蜚 Corophium lamellatum	0.002	0.002	<0.001	0.294	0.009	0.005	-	0.332
细巧仿对虾 Parapenaeopsis tenellus	0.001	0.007	0.002	<0.001	<0.001	0.029	-	-
褶痕拟相手蟹 Parasesarma plicata	0.020	0.024	0.001	-	0.002	<0.001	0.009	0.003
秀丽长方蟹 Metaplax elegans	0.016	0.014	0.056	0.001	0.005	0.059	0.006	0.015
宁波泥蟹 Ilyoplax ningpoensis	-	-	<0.001	0.165	0.018	0.060	0.027	0.011
弧边招潮 Uca arcuata	0.037	0.018	0.037	0.012	0.019	0.037	0.036	0.010
刺胞动物 Cnidaria
中华仙影海葵 Cereus sinensis	0.037	0.072	0.003	0.037	0.003	0.003	0.197	0.007
星虫动物 Sipuncula
弓形革囊星虫 Phascolosoma arcuatum	0.020	0.006	0.001	-	0.001	0.004	0.006	0.001

参数 Parameters	季节 Season		断面 Transect		季节×断面 Season×Transect
	F	P	F	P	F	P
平均密度 Average density	4.476	0.000^**	16.266	0.000^***	3.624	0.003^**
平均生物量 Average biomass	5.493	0.004^**	4.574	0.009^**	1.119	0.378
Margalef丰富度指数 Margalef species richness index (d)	0.730	0.542	2.156	0.113	0.242	0.985
Shannon-Wiener多样性指数 Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H')	1.415	0.256	3.327	0.032^*	0.727	0.681
Pielou均匀度指数 Pielou evenness index (J')	2.271	0.099	5.524	0.004^**	1.066	0.413

参数 Parameters	季节 Season		断面 Transect		季节×断面 Season×Transect
	F	P	F	P	F	P
平均密度 Average density	4.476	0.000^**	16.266	0.000^***	3.624	0.003^**
平均生物量 Average biomass	5.493	0.004^**	4.574	0.009^**	1.119	0.378
Margalef丰富度指数 Margalef species richness index (d)	0.730	0.542	2.156	0.113	0.242	0.985
Shannon-Wiener多样性指数 Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H')	1.415	0.256	3.327	0.032^*	0.727	0.681
Pielou均匀度指数 Pielou evenness index (J')	2.271	0.099	5.524	0.004^**	1.066	0.413

断面 Transect	种类 Species	春 Spring	夏 Summer	秋 Autumn	冬 Winter	均值 Mean
QZLH1	总密度 Total density	176	146	139	149	152
	短拟沼螺 Assiminea brevicula	112	62	41	62	69
	中华仙影海葵 Cereus sinensis	0	0	50	18	17
	弧边招潮 Uca arcuata	12	4	5	9	8
	弓形革囊星虫 Phascolosoma arcuatum	0	16	4	5	6
	微赤根丝蚓 Rhizodrilus russus	12	0	0	11	6
	秀丽长方蟹 Metaplax elegans	2	14	0	7	6
	圆锯齿吻沙蚕 Dentinephtys glabra	5	4	7	5	5
	褶痕拟相手蟹 Parasesarma plicata	2	4	11	5	5
QZLH2	总密度 Total density	199	149	231	158	184
	短拟沼螺 Assiminea brevicula	89	9	27	75	50
	中华仙影海葵 Cereus sinensis	21	2	84	0	27
	疣吻沙蚕 Tyrrohynchus heterochaetus	25	0	50	4	20
	细巧仿对虾 Parapenaeopsis tenellus	0	62	0	0	16
	圆锯齿吻沙蚕 Dentinephtys glabra	4	9	20	9	10
	微赤根丝蚓 Rhizodrilus russus	0	0	5	21	7
	褶痕拟相手蟹 Parasesarma plicata	9	2	4	12	7
	秀丽长方蟹 Metaplax elegans	5	11	0	5	5
	弧边招潮 Uca arcuata	9	2	5	4	5
	长足长方蟹 Metaplax longipes	0	7	11	0	4
QZLH3	总密度 Total density	818	331	281	508	484
	短拟沼螺 Assiminea brevicula	498	167	171	386	305
	日本刺沙蚕 Neanthes japonica	249	0	0	0	62
	秀丽长方蟹 Metaplax elegans	12	34	21	52	30
QZLH4	总密度 Total density	512	217	484	1,541	688
	薄片蜾蠃蜚 Corophium lamellatum	71	21	0	1,397	372
	宁波泥蟹 Ilyoplax ningpoensis	140	176	135	107	140
	中华仙影海葵 Cereus sinensis	0	4	229	20	63
	上野蜾蠃蜚 Corophium uenoi	222	0	30	0	63
	短拟沼螺 Assiminea brevicula	78	16	89	18	50