Benthic macrofauna and sediments in the Severn Estuary

1994/01/01 by CHRIS METTAM, C. Mettam, MAURA E. CONNEELY +1 · 18 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Benthic zone #Biology #Ecology #Estuary #Fauna #Fishery #Geology #Great barrier reef #Habitat #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Marine Biology and Ecology Research #Marine and coastal plant biology #Oceanography #Reef #Species richness

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1994.tb00945.x

published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 51(1-2), 71-81 (Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

In the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel, a multivariate analysis indicated eight groupings of macrobenthic fauna, each associated with a different physical habitat. Samples were faunistically impoverished, especially in sublittoral areas, but greater species richness was associated with reefs of Sabellaria alveolata, which extended well into the estuary.

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