Changes in the infauna of a sandy beach

The infaunal community of a sandy beach on the Soient Coast (Hampshire, UK) has been monitored monthly for four years (to date). The community is dominated by classic psammophilous polychaetcs and peracarids. Multivariate analyses of the numeric data confirm a significant trend with time in the stru...

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Published in:Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 1993-01, Vol.172 (1), p.93-107
Main Author: Bamber, Roger N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Beach community
Benthos
Biological and medical sciences
Community
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Littoral
Marine
Nephtys cirrosa
Predation
Sea water ecosystems
Synecology
Temperature
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Summary:The infaunal community of a sandy beach on the Soient Coast (Hampshire, UK) has been monitored monthly for four years (to date). The community is dominated by classic psammophilous polychaetcs and peracarids. Multivariate analyses of the numeric data confirm a significant trend with time in the structure of this community, as well as the expected seasonal cycles. A radical change in community structure in 1989 was also detected, being more significant than seasonality. Possible causes of these changes, notably temperature and predation by Nephtys cirrosa, are considered in relation to complementary data peripheral both in space and time.
ISSN:0022-0981
1879-1697
DOI:10.1016/0022-0981(93)90091-2