Seasonal and annual changes in the macrozoobenthic populations of the Gulf of Gdańsk with respect to hypoxia and hydrogen sulphide

• Autorzy: Janas U. , Wocial J. , Szaniawska A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study was designed to investigate seasonal and annual changes in the benthic macrofauna in relation to changes in hydrogen sulphide concentration in the sediment and the oxygen content in the water column. Data were collected over a three-year period from 1994 to 1997. The benthic macrofauna inhabiting the sediments of the Gulf of Gdańsk, in which H2S is permanently present, consists mostly of species with a high tolerance to oxygen deficiency and the presence of H2S. These species are: Macoma balthica, Harmothoe sarsi, Nereis diversicolor, Saduria entomon and Halicryptus spinulosus, as well as Pontoporeia femorata and Corophium volutator, which are more sensitive to these factors. In 1996–1997 a decline in the abundance of almost all benthic species, and especially of the bivalve M. balthica at all the stations was observed in comparison to 1994–1995.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

benthic macrofauna; macrozoobenthos; Macoma balthica; hypoxia; annual change; Gdansk Gulf; hydrogen sulphide; seasonal change

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 46
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.85-102,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Janas U.

• University of Gdansk, al.Marszalka Pilsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland

autor

Wocial J.

autor

Szaniawska A.

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