Ecological evaluation of marine macroalgal communities on five islands of Korea in the Yellow Sea

Su Jin Han; Jae-Gil Jang; Hyun-Jung Kim; Tae-Ho Seo; Joo Myun Park

doi:10.1007/s13131-022-2089-y

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Su Jin Han, Jae-Gil Jang, Hyun-Jung Kim, Tae-Ho Seo, Joo Myun Park. Ecological evaluation of marine macroalgal communities on five islands of Korea in the Yellow Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2023, 42(6): 49-56. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2089-y

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Su Jin Han, Jae-Gil Jang, Hyun-Jung Kim, Tae-Ho Seo, Joo Myun Park. Ecological evaluation of marine macroalgal communities on five islands of Korea in the Yellow Sea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2023, 42(6): 49-56. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2089-y

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Ecological evaluation of marine macroalgal communities on five islands of Korea in the Yellow Sea

doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2089-y

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Marine Eco-Technology Institute Co., Ltd., Busan 48520, R. O. Korea
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Coastal Production Institute, Yeosu 59699, R. O. Korea
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Dokdo Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Uljin 36315, R. O. Korea

Funds: The Project “National Marine Ecosystem Comprehensive Survey” Funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Marine Environment Corporation; the “Development of Science and Technology-based Sea Area Use Impact Assessment Technology” Project Funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries; the Fund of Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology under contract No. PEA0116.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: joomyun.park@kiost.ac.kr (J.M. Park)
Received Date: 2022-03-01
Accepted Date: 2022-07-12

Available Online: 2023-02-01

Publish Date: 2023-06-25

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Macroalgae have long been used as biological indicators of marine ecosystem health worldwide due to their ecological importance and sensitivity to environmental stress. A number of previous studies have utilized macroalgal communities in monitoring surveys of environmental conditions. This study examined the characteristics and patterns of marine macroalgal communities in the Yellow Sea off the western coast of Korea. Macroalgae were analyzed for the number of species, biomass, and coverage ratio by macroalgal type. During the study period, 82 macroalgal species (10 green algae, 17 brown algae, and 55 red algae) were identified at the five study sites, with the highest number of species found at Gwanrido and Uido (both containing 41 species) and the lowest at Daeijakdo (27 species). The average biomass (via dry weight) was 98.63 g/m², consisting of green algae (8.39 g/m²), brown algae (35.08 g/m²), and red algae (55.16 g/m²). The dominant macroalgae species in terms of biomass were Corallina pilulifera, Sargassum thunbergii, and Ulva australis in the intertidal zones, and Botryocladia wrightii and Gelidium elegans in the subtidal zones. Richness, evenness, and diversity indices based on the biomass of abundant species were 5.08, 0.65, and 2.30, respectively, over the entire study area. Based on the evaluation of the environmental states by the community indices, overall, the Ecological Evaluation Index of macroalgae communities in the study area was marked as “Good-Moderate”, but was determined as “Moderate-Low” at several sites during summer. The results can be a direct approach in the assessment of coastal habitats in which anthropogenic as well as climate change influences persist.
- macroalgae,
- Yellow Sea,
- ecological state groups,
- ecological index,
- Ecological Evaluation Index (EEI),
- community variable

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