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DOI | 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.04.005 |
Contrasting responses of coral reef fauna and foraminiferal assemblages to human influence in La Parguera, Puerto Rico | |
Oliver, L. M.1; Fisher, W. S.1; Dittmar, J.1; Hallock, P.2; Campbell, J.2; Quarles, R. L.1; Harris, P.1; LoBue, C.3 | |
发表日期 | 2014-08-01 |
ISSN | 0141-1136 |
卷号 | 99页码:95-105 |
英文摘要 | Coral reef biota including stony corals, sponges, gorgonians, fish, benthic macroinvertebrates and foraminifera were surveyed in coastal waters near La Parguera, in southwestern Puerto Rico. The goal was to evaluate sensitivity of coral reef biological indicators to human disturbance. Proxies for human disturbance were measured as distance to town (DTT) and rankings of a low-level sediment contamination gradient analyzed from a previous study. Contaminant rank and DTT showed that percent mud, stony coral taxa richness, reef rugosity, and numbers of invertebrates and sponges were higher at sites closer to human disturbance, but a foraminiferal assemblage index was significantly lower at sites with higher proxies for human disturbance. Fish indicators showed no significant relationships with human activity, but associations between fish community measures and certain measures of stony corals, gorgonians and sponges were found. Contrasting responses between foraminifera and reef organisms may be due to greater exposure and sensitivity of foraminifera to sediment contaminants. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
英文关键词 | Coral reef;Human disturbance gradient;Sediment contaminants;Stressors |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000340699600012 |
来源期刊 | MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH |
来源机构 | 美国环保署 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/58783 |
作者单位 | 1.US Environm Protect Agcy, Off Res & Dev, Natl Hlth & Environm Effects Res Lab, Gulf Ecol Div, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 USA; 2.Univ S Florida, St Petersburg, FL 33701 USA; 3.US Environm Protect Agcy, New York, NY 10007 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Oliver, L. M.,Fisher, W. S.,Dittmar, J.,et al. Contrasting responses of coral reef fauna and foraminiferal assemblages to human influence in La Parguera, Puerto Rico[J]. 美国环保署,2014,99:95-105. |
APA | Oliver, L. M..,Fisher, W. S..,Dittmar, J..,Hallock, P..,Campbell, J..,...&LoBue, C..(2014).Contrasting responses of coral reef fauna and foraminiferal assemblages to human influence in La Parguera, Puerto Rico.MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,99,95-105. |
MLA | Oliver, L. M.,et al."Contrasting responses of coral reef fauna and foraminiferal assemblages to human influence in La Parguera, Puerto Rico".MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 99(2014):95-105. |
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