کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4551420 1328297 2008 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Benthic infaunal communities around two artificial reefs in Mamala Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات اقیانوس شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Benthic infaunal communities around two artificial reefs in Mamala Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
چکیده انگلیسی

Non-fishery use of artificial reefs has been given attention in recent years. The primary concern associated with non-fishery artificial reefs is their effects to the surrounding ecosystems. This study examined the infaunal communities around two non-fishery artificial reefs (the sunken vessels YO257 and Sea Tiger) in Mamala Bay, Hawaii. Infaunal community structures at these artificial reefs were relatively similar to one at a nearly natural patch reef. A large amount of basalt gravel around YO257 associated with its deployment operation possibly had an effect on the surrounding community by increasing pore space. Polychaete assemblages were compared with existing data throughout the bay, and this revealed that the variation in sediment grain sizes and depths seemed to play some role in structuring the polychaete communities. Nevertheless, the infaunal communities around the artificial reefs were typical and within the range of natural variation in Mamala Bay, supporting their beneficial uses in ecotourism.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Marine Environmental Research - Volume 65, Issue 3, April 2008, Pages 250–263
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