Peracarid Crusteceans Species from Upper Infralittoral Rocky Shores of Gokceada Island (Aegean Sea)
Abstract
The abundance of the
peracarid crustacean fauna were studied on a spatial scale of Gokceada Island
which is located Northern Aegean Sea. Samples were collected seasonally from 13 coastal stations at depth
0.1-0.5 m, during years of 2010 and 2011. The surface was scraped by means 20 x
20 cm quadrats and sieving 0.5 mm mesh size. Result of identified and counting
all peracarid species, a total of 142,906 individuals/m2 were
obtained belonging to 88 species and 66 of them were new record for the
island’s fauna. Amphipods were the dominant group both in terms of species
Margalef richness and abundance. Ampithoe
ramondi, Hyale schmidti and Elasmopus
brasiliensis were the most abundant species. Number of species, density,
richness, evenness, diversity of stations and similarity are also discussed.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Hydrobiology
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Herdem Aslan
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0000-0002-0872-2919
Türkiye
Pınar İşmen
This is me
0000-0003-4662-5260
Türkiye
Publication Date
July 5, 2019
Submission Date
May 23, 2019
Acceptance Date
June 11, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 2 Number: 1