@article{article_356098, title={Abundance and Diversity of Winter Larval-fish Assemblages off Yumurtalık (Iskenderun Bay)}, journal={Aquaculture Studies}, volume={17}, pages={395–412}, year={2017}, DOI={10.17693/yunusae.v17i31121.356098}, url={https://izlik.org/JA97EY88LN}, author={Mavruk, Sinan}, keywords={Egg,Teleost Fish,Larvae,Mediterranean,Ichthyoplankton}, abstract={<p> <span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14px;">Here, abundance, diversity and
composition of ichthyoplankton assemblages of İskenderun Bay was investigated
in winter period together with environmental conditions. For this purpose, a total
of 6 cruise works was performed between 7/12/2015 and 1/3/2016 at the six
stations located at 10, 30 and 60m depth contours off Yumurtalık, İskenderun
Bay. Samples were collected by using oblique tows of Bongo-60 net. During the
study, eggs and larvae of 67 species were collected. Median of observed
richness was 6 species per station and of abundance was 36 individual/10m </span> <sup style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">2 </span> </sup> <span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14px;">.
Median of Shannon-Wiener diversity index and its evenness component Pielou
evenness index were 1.86 and 0.98 respectively. </span> <i style="text-align:justify;font-size:.9em;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Bregmaceros nectabanus </span> </i> <span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14px;">, </span> <i style="text-align:justify;font-size:.9em;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Sparus
aurata </span> </i> <span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14px;">, </span> <i style="text-align:justify;font-size:.9em;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Etrumeus golanii </span> </i> <span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14px;">, </span> <i style="text-align:justify;font-size:.9em;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Gobius paganellus </span> </i> <span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14px;"> and </span> <i style="text-align:justify;font-size:.9em;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Sardina pilchardus </span> </i> <span style="text-align:justify;font-size:14px;"> were dominant
species. Total abundance, richness and diversity of ichthyoplankton assemblages
were significantly lower at 10m depth contour. Within winter season, temporal
changes of ichthyoplankton composition were found to be significant. Amongst
the environmental conditions measured, only temperature was significantly
correlated with the species composition. </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <br /> </p>}, number={4}