Open AccessBenthic mollusk composition of some facies in the upper-infralittoral zone of the southern Black Sea, Turkey
Author(s) -
Mehmet Gökhan Çulha,
Levent Bat,
Saniye Türk Çulha,
Meryem Yeşim Çelik
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
turkish journal of zoology :
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 1300-0179
DOI - 10.3906/zoo-0806-12
Subject(s) - mytilus , facies , fauna , benthic zone , biology , black sea , ecology , oceanography , geology , paleontology , structural basin
The aim of the present study was to describe the mollusk syntaxon associated with\udCystoseira barbata\udand\udMytilus galloprovincialis\udfacies, which are widely distributed along the coas\udts of the Sinop Peninsula, Turkey. Four stations\udwere chosen for each facies at depths of 0.5-5 m, and a total of 32 seasonal samplings were performed with 4 replicate\udgroups between February 2006 and November 2006. As a result of the qualitative and quantitative analyses, the\udC. barbata\udfacies was shown to be represented by 14 species and 5807 specimens, whereas that of\udM. galloprovincialis\udwas represented\udby 11 species and 18,407 specimens. Dominant species of the\udC. barbata\udfacies were\udMytilaster lineatus\ud(56%),\udTricolia\udpullus\ud(18%),\udRissoa splendida\ud(12%), and\udGibbula adansonii\ud(7%). Dominant species of the\udM. galloprovincialis\udfacies\udwere, however,\udMytilaster lineatus\ud(63%) and\udMytilus galloprovincialis\ud(36%). Seasonal water parameters were also\udmeasured at the stations. Seasonal and spatial variations in the mollusk fauna were observed and showed the highest\udvalues in station 3 and during the summer period.Bu ?al??man?n amac?, Sinop Yar?mada?s? k?y?lar?nda geni? da??l?m g?steren baz? fasiyesleri (\udCystoseira barbata,\udMytilus galloprovincialis\ud) incelemektedir. Her fasiyes i?in 4 istasyon se?ilmi? ve bu istasyonlardan mevsimsel olarak, 4\ud?rnekleme olmak ?zere toplam 32 ?rnekleme yap?lm??t?r. ?rnekler, ?ubat 2006 ve Kas?m 2006 aylar? aras?nda se?ilen 4\udistasyonun 0,5-5 m derinliklerindeki biyotoplardan ger?ekle?tirilmi?tir. Fasiyeslerin kalitatif ve kantitatif analizleri\udsonucunda,\udC. barbata\udfasiyesi 14 t?r ve 5,807 bireyle ve\udM. galloprovincialis\udfasiyesi 11 t?r ve 18,407 bireyle temsil\udedilmi?tir.\udC. barbata\udfasiyesi s?ras?yla,\udM. lineatus\ud(% 56),\udT. pullus\ud(% 18),\udR. splendida\ud(% 12) ve\udG. adansonii\ud(% 7)\udoranlar?nda bask?n bulunmu?tur. Yine,\udM. galloprovincialis\udfasiyesi ise, % 63 ile\udM. lineatus\udilk s?ray? al?rken, % 36 bask?nl?k\udile\udM. galloprovincialis\udikinci s?ray? almaktad?r. Mollusk fauna?s?nda\udmevsimsel ve istasyon baz?nda su de?erleri\ud?l??lm??t?r. Bu de?i?imlerdeki en y?ksek de?er\udler istasyon 3?te ve yaz periyodunda g?zlenmi?tir