The diversity of nematode communities in the southern North Sea
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more | |
Keywords | Biodiversity Composition > Community composition Pollution > Water pollution > Brackishwater pollution Nematoda [WoRMS] ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions]; ANE, Belgium, IJzer R. [Marine Regions]; ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight [Marine Regions] Marine/Coastal |
Abstract | The diversity of nematode communities along the Belgian coast is influenced by the median grain size and the percentage of silt of the sediment, as H = 0.84 +10. 96Md -0.013S. The influence of the outlet of a small stream, the IJzer, is also clearly visible in the low diversity of communities situated to the north-east of the mouth, which is the direction of the prevailing currents. The predominating species in low-diversity communities appear to be generalists, while high specialization seems to be the rule for nematode communities as a whole. |
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