Benthic recovery during open sea fish farming abatement in Western Mediterranean, Spain
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Title: | Benthic recovery during open sea fish farming abatement in Western Mediterranean, Spain |
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Authors: | Sanz-Lázaro, Carlos | Marín, Arnaldo |
Research Group/s: | Biología Marina |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada |
Keywords: | Benthic | Succession | Feeding guilds | Trophic groups | Organic enrichment | Aquaculture |
Knowledge Area: | Zoología |
Issue Date: | Dec-2006 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Marine Environmental Research. 2006, 62(5): 374-387. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.05.006 |
Abstract: | Fish farming is an important source of organic matter input in coastal waters, which contributes to eutrophication. In this study, the macrofaunal benthic community was studied after the cessation of fish farming with the aim of improving our understanding of benthic succession and sediment recovery in a marine ecosystem. The results showed that the best environmental variables for assessing organic pollution were acid-volatile sulfides (AVS) and redox potential. Succession and recovery was best explained by macrofaunal analysis based on community composition as well as on trophic groups. The patterns of recovery differed between each impacted station. For this reason, succession could not be accurately predicted due to the unique environmental parameters and the singular community functional structure of each location. The Azti Marine Benthic Index (AMBI) proved its validity for assessing pollution but did not distinguish between successional stages. |
Sponsor: | This work was financially supported by the Project AGL2004-08350-C02-01 from Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia and Culmarex S.A. Company. During the writing of the manuscript C.S. was granted a Pre-doctoral FPU scholarship from the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/38115 |
ISSN: | 0141-1136 (Print) | 1879-0291 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.05.006 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.05.006 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - BM - Artículos Científicos / Scientific Papers |
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