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Community Structure and Health Status of Macrobenthic Animals in the Nakdong River Estuary, Busan, Korea

낙동강 하구역에 서식하는 대형저서동물의 군집구조와 건강도

Seok Hyun Youn1
,
Jin Woo Lee2
,
Chul Woong Oh3
,
Byoung-Mi Choi2
,
Kon-Tak Yoon2*
,
Jong-Hun Na2
,
In-Soo Seo2
윤 석현1
,
이 진우2
,
오 철웅3
,
최 병미2
,
윤 건탁2*
,
나 종헌2
,
서 인수2
1Oceanic Climate and Ecology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Korea
2Korea Benthos Research Center, Co., Ltd., Busan 48313, Korea
3Department of Marine Biology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University,Busan 48513, Korea
1국립수산과학원 기후변화연구과, (46083) 부산광역시 기장군 기장읍 기장해안로 216
2(주)저서생물연구센터, (48313) 부산광역시 수영구 황령대로 489
3부경대학교 수산과학대학 자원생물학과, (48513) 부산광역시 남구 용소로 45
*Corresponding Author
30 June 2021. pp. 73-88
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Abstract

The community structure and health status of macrobenthos assemblages were investigated in the subtidal area of the Nakdong River estuary, Southern Coast of Korea. Benthic fauna samples were collected seasonally at 8 stations in the subtidal area of the Nakdong River estuary from February 2013 to October 2015. During the survey, a total of 380 species and 4,603 ind./m2 of macrobenthos in all sampling areas were collected. The major dominant species were the polychaetes Minuspio japonica, Pseudopolydora kempi, Heteromastus filifomis, Capitella capitata, the amphipod Grandidierella japonica and the bivalvia Arcuatula senhousia. Some species of polychaetes found in the study area consisted of opportunistic species that showed high densities when habitat condition was poor. On the other hand, macrobenthos assemblages in the study area were divided into brackish water and marine groups. Abundance was high in the brackish group, while the number of species and diversity index were high in the oceanic group. The three indices (AMBI, M-AMBI, and BHI) in the assessment of health levels based on the ecological characteristics and number of species in macrobenthic were commonly shown to be in good condition in the group of oceanic stations, while relatively poor conditions were reflected in the group of brackish stations. Compared to other indices, the M-AMBI index of the three indices for health assessment was considered to be a relatively more suitable one to assess benthic ecological conditions.

Keywords
macrobenthos
community structure
health status
Nakdong River
estuary
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  • Publisher :Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국해양과학기술원
  • Journal Title :Ocean and Polar Research
  • Journal Title(Ko) :Ocean and Polar Research
  • Volume : 43
  • No :2
  • Pages :73-88
  • Received Date : 2021-05-26
  • Revised Date : 2021-05-12
  • Accepted Date : 2021-05-14
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2021.43.2.073
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