Benthic macrofauna and sediments in the Severn Estuary

1994/01/01 by CHRIS METTAM, C. Mettam, MAURA E. CONNEELY +1
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Marine Biology and Ecology Research #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Marine and coastal plant biology

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

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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