Mobile epifaunal community in marine caves in comparison to open habitats

Aquatic Biology

关键词: Epifauna;    Marine caves;    Amphipods;    Hydroids;    Mediterranean Sea;   

DOI  :  10.3354/ab00551

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Mobile epifauna is an essential component of rocky reef ecosystems. In spite of this and the great scientific interest that the study of marine caves has aroused in the last decades, little research has been conducted on the macrofauna associated with animal substrates in submarine caves. This study explores the main differences between marine caves and open habitats in terms of species composition and diversity patterns of epifaunal communities in 4 different shallow marine caves in southern Spain. Colonies of

【 授权许可】

CC BY