Redundancy of macrobenthos from lagoonal habitats in the Adriatic Sea

In a recent paper, Clarke & Warwick (1998; Oecologia 113: 278-289) developed a method of quantifying the complementarity of species assemblages, and demonstrated that in some marine benthic communities the redundancy in community composition was remarkably high. The concept of structural and fun...

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Published in:Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2001-05, Vol.215, p.289-296
Main Authors: Mistri, M., Fano, E. A., Rossi, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Aquatic communities
Aquatic habitats
Biological and medical sciences
Biological taxonomies
Brackish
Brackish water ecosystems
Capitella capitata
Datasets
Functional groups
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Habitat conservation
Hydrobia
Lagoons
Marine
Marine ecosystems
Neanthes succinea
Oligochaeta
Pectinaria koreni
Redundant components
Species
Synecology
Turbellaria
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Summary:In a recent paper, Clarke & Warwick (1998; Oecologia 113: 278-289) developed a method of quantifying the complementarity of species assemblages, and demonstrated that in some marine benthic communities the redundancy in community composition was remarkably high. The concept of structural and functional redundancy was tested using macrobenthic species abundance data from 2 eutrophic lagoons, the Valli di Comacchio and the Sacca di Goro, in the northern Adriatic Sea. Samples were collected at approximately seasonal intervals: the Comacchio data set spanned from November 1996 to January 2000, while the Goro data set was from January 1993 to December 1998. The level of structural redundancy in such habitats was quite low, while functional redundancy seemed higher. These findings are probably of great importance in considering conservation action and management of such habitats.
ISSN:0171-8630
1616-1599
DOI:10.3354/meps215289