Epibenthic community assessments indicate high spatial and temporal variability among continental shelf hard bottom sites in a marine transition zone
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- 作者：D. Wilson Freshwatera ; freshwaterw@uncw.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Paula E. Whitfieldb ; Christine A. Buckelb ; Roldan C. Muñ ; ozc ; Brian P. Deganb
- 关键词：Community structure ; Hard bottoms ; Marine algae ; Sessile invertebrates ; Onslow Bay ; North Carolina ; LINKTREE analysis
- 刊名：Regional Studies in Marine Science
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：5
- 期：Complete
- 页码：41-50
- 全文大小：799 K
文摘
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Onslow Bay, NC epibenthic communities varied significantly both by site and year.
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Depth was the most important factor in structuring Onslow Bay epibenthic communities.
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Macroalgae dominate the community at shallower sites.
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Macroalgae and sessile invertebrates share dominance at deeper sites.
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Depth in Onslow Bay reflects varying winter bottom water temperatures and light.