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Macrobenthic Communities of the Lower Chesapeake Bay. II. Lynn‐haven Roads, Lynnhaven Bay, Broad Bay, and Linkhorn Bay
Author(s) -
Tourtellotte Gary H.,
Dauer Daniel M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19830680105
Subject(s) - bay , chesapeake bay , fauna , silt , bay mud , sediment , oceanography , structural basin , geology , environmental science , fishery , geography , estuary , ecology , biology , geomorphology
Based on 96 grab samples at 16 sites the composition and distribution of macrobenthic fauna were examined in a small coastal basin of lower Chesapeake Bay. Normal classification analysis of dominant species produced five site groups. Site groups were divided into clean sand sites, fine sand sites with varying amounts of silt‐clay, and mud sites. Dominant species of the clean group were primarily restricted to this sediment type, while the dominant species of the other groups were widespread in the study area.