Benthic ciliate diversity and community composition along water depth gradients: a comparison between the intertidal and offshore areas

doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2018.04.004

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	Benthic ciliate diversity and community composition along water depth gradients: a comparison between the intertidal and offshore areas
	Meng, Zhaocui 1; Xu, Kuidong1,2,5 ; Dai, Renhai 1,3; Warren, Alan 4
刊名	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY
	2018-08-01
卷号	65 页码:31-41
关键词	Benthic ciliates Community comparison Diversity Water depth gradient Yellow Sea
ISSN号	0932-4739
DOI	10.1016/j.ejop.2018.04.004
通讯作者	Xu, Kuidong(kxu@qdio.ac.cn)
英文摘要	The diversity of marine benthic ciliates is largely known from the intertidal zone. No comparative data are available for the change of ciliate communities from the intertidal to offshore sediments in the Yellow Sea. We investigated the community composition and diversity of benthic ciliates at two intertidal (sandy and silty-sand) stations and eight offshore stations along a latitudinal transect in the Yellow Sea. The ciliate abundance and biomass decreased almost linearly with increasing water depth and distance from the intertidal zone. Diversity indices showed a similar trend. By contrast, the total species richness and taxonomic diversity were much higher in the offshore sediments than in the intertidal area. Among the total of 94 species identified, only 20 species were shared by the two habitats, which were characterized by different dominant ciliate assemblages. Carnivorous ciliates always constituted the primary feeding type in terms of biomass at all offshore stations and the intertidal sandy station, whereas at the intertidal silty-sand station the primary feeding group varied throughout the period of sampling. Multivariate analyses indicates the ciliate communities were significantly different between the two habitats. Bottom water temperature and sediment grain size were the key factors that explained the ciliate community structure. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier GmbH.
资助项目	Natural Science Foundation of China[41306153] ; Natural Science Foundation of China[41476144]
WOS研究方向	Microbiology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
WOS记录号	WOS:000443114100003
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/159861]
专题	海洋研究所_海洋生物分类与系统演化实验室
通讯作者	Xu, Kuidong
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Lab Marine Organism Taxon & Phylogeny, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Biol & Biotechnol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 3.Natl Oceanog Ctr, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 4.Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 5BD, England 5.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Meng, Zhaocui,Xu, Kuidong,Dai, Renhai,et al. Benthic ciliate diversity and community composition along water depth gradients: a comparison between the intertidal and offshore areas[J]. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY,2018,65:31-41.
APA	Meng, Zhaocui,Xu, Kuidong,Dai, Renhai,&Warren, Alan.(2018).Benthic ciliate diversity and community composition along water depth gradients: a comparison between the intertidal and offshore areas.EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY,65,31-41.
MLA	Meng, Zhaocui,et al."Benthic ciliate diversity and community composition along water depth gradients: a comparison between the intertidal and offshore areas".EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY 65(2018):31-41.