Identification, abundance and biomass of benthic communities in south east coasts of the Caspian Sea (Golestan Province)

The frequency and distribution of benthic species in the south east coast of Caspian Sea (proposed site for cage and pen culture) were studied. Sampling was carried out in 2 water depths (1, 5) meters and 12 stations were sampled in each depth using VanVeen sampler. Totally, 11 taxa were identified: Pyrgulidae,Ampharetidae, Neritidae, Nereidae, Cardidae, Gammaridae, Naididae, Balanidae, Foraminifera, Ostracoda and Cumaceae. The most abundant taxa were Gastropoda (66.36%), Foraminifera (15.66%), Polychaeta (14.09%) and Bivalvia (1.65%) respectively. The maximum and minimum biomass was 164.1 g/m in summer and 6.56 g/m in spring. Depth, substratum, season, season-depth interaction, season- substratum –depth interaction had significant effects on biomass and had no significant effect on abundance.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sharbati, S., Akrami, R., Yelghi, S., Mirdar, J., Ahmadi, Zeid
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	Persian
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Aquaculture, Biology, Ecology, Macro benthic, Invertebrates, Caspian Sea, Iran,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/36734
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