Temporal dynamics of shallow subtidal meiobenthos from a beach in Tenerife (Canary Islands, northeast Atlantic Ocean)

Rodrigo Riera; Jorge N&#250;&#241;ez; Mar&#237;a del Carmen Brito

doi:10.1007/s13131-013-0340-2

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Rodrigo Riera, Jorge Núñez, María del Carmen Brito. Temporal dynamics of shallow subtidal meiobenthos from a beach in Tenerife (Canary Islands, northeast Atlantic Ocean)[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(8): 44-54. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0340-2

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Rodrigo Riera, Jorge Núñez, María del Carmen Brito. Temporal dynamics of shallow subtidal meiobenthos from a beach in Tenerife (Canary Islands, northeast Atlantic Ocean)[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(8): 44-54. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0340-2

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Rodrigo Riera, Jorge Núñez, María del Carmen Brito. Temporal dynamics of shallow subtidal meiobenthos from a beach in Tenerife (Canary Islands, northeast Atlantic Ocean)[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(8): 44-54. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0340-2

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Temporal dynamics of shallow subtidal meiobenthos from a beach in Tenerife (Canary Islands, northeast Atlantic Ocean)

doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0340-2

1.
Centro de InvestigacionesMedioambientales del Atlántico (CIMA SL), Arzobispo Elías Yanes 44, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
2.
Benthos Laboratory, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Received Date: 2012-01-23
Rev Recd Date: 2013-01-11

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Abstract

A shallow subtidal (3 m deep) meiofaunal assemblage in Los Abrigos Bay, Tenerife, Canary Islands was sampled during May 2000-April 2001. Themain aims were to (1) find temporal variations inmeiofaunal assemblage structure and overall abundance, as well as in the most abundant meiofaunal species throughout the study period, and (2) identify environmental variables (sedimentary composition, organic matter content, and total nitrogen) that better explain meiofaunal assemblage structure during the study year. The most abundant species were the nematodes Siphonolaimus sp. 2 and Catanema sp., which represented 46.2% of the overall meiofaunal abundances and varied significantly throughout the study duration. Overall meiofaunal abundance and the most abundant taxonomic groups (nematodes, copepods, and oligochaetes) showed significant temporal variations during the study period. Nematodes overwhelmingly dominated during the study period, ranging from 78% in May to 97.34% in February. Multivariate analyses showed seasonality inmeiofaunal community structure during the study year, with the lowest abundances in May.
- Meiofauna,
- assemblage structure,
- subtidal,
- Canary Islands,
- Atlantic Ocean

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