| one publication added to basket [13563] | The meiobenthos of five mangrove vegetation types in Gazi Bay, Kenya
Vanhove, S.; Vincx, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Gijselinck, W.; Schram, D. (1992). The meiobenthos of five mangrove vegetation types in Gazi Bay, Kenya. Hydrobiologia 247: 99-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00008208
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more
Related to:Vanhove, S.; Vincx, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.; Gijselinck, W.; Schram, D. (1992). The meiobenthos of five mangrove vegetation types in Gazi Bay, Kenya, in: Jaccarini, V. et al. The ecology of mangrove and related ecosystems: Proceedings of the international symposium held at Mombasa, Kenya, 24-30 September 1990. Developments in Hydrobiology, 80: pp. 99-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3288-8_10, more
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| Keywords |
Aquatic communities > Benthos > Meiobenthos
Distribution > Geographical distribution > Vertical distribution
Environments > Aquatic environment > Interstitial environment
Population characteristics > Population density
Sediments
Water bodies > Inland waters > Wetlands > Swamps > Mangrove swamps
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. [WoRMS]; Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. [WoRMS]; Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B. Robinson [WoRMS]; Nematoda [WoRMS]; Rhizophora mucronata Poir. [WoRMS]; Sonneratia alba Sm. [WoRMS]
ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions]; Kenya [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal; Brackish water |
| Abstract |
The vertical distribution of meiofauna in the sediments of Avicennia marina, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Ceriops tagal, Rhizophora mucronata and Sonneratia alba at Gazi Bay (Kenya), is described. Seventeen taxa were observed, with highest densities in the sediments of Bruguiera, followed by Rhizophora, Avicennia, Sonneratsia and Ceriops. Nematodes accounted for up to 95% of total densities; other common taxa were copepods, turbellarians, oligochaetes, polychaetes, ostracods and rotifers. High densities occurred to about 20 cm depth in the sediment. Especially Ceriops sediments show still high densities of nematodes and copepods in the deepest layer. Particle size and oxygen conditions were major factors influencing meiobenthic distribution; Uca burrows had a major impact on distribution and abundance of meiofauna. |
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