Ocean and Polar Research

Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (한국해양과학기술원)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

The Influence of Environmental Variables on Distribution of Macrobenthic Community in Salt Marsh Vegetation in Donggeomdo, Ganghwa on the West Coast of Korea

강화 동검도 염습지 식생의 대형저서동물군집 분포에 영향을 주는 환경요인

  • Lee, Hyung-Gon (Marine Ecosystem and Biological Research Center, KIOST) ;
  • Yoon, Kon-Tak (Marine Ecosystem and Biological Research Center, KIOST) ;
  • Park, Heung-Sik (Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation) ;
  • Hong, Jae-Sang (Department of Oceanography, College of Natural Science, Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Hac (Marine Ecosystem and Biological Research Center, KIOST)
  • 이형곤 (한국해양과학기술원 생태기반연구센터) ;
  • 윤건탁 (한국해양과학기술원 생태기반연구센터) ;
  • 박흥식 (한국해양환경관리공단) ;
  • 홍재상 (인하대학교 자연과학대학 해양과학과) ;
  • 이재학 (한국해양과학기술원 생태기반연구센터)
  • Received : 2015.11.13
  • Accepted : 2016.04.06
  • Published : 2016.06.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between macrobenthic distribution patterns and environmental factors in salt marsh vegetation in Donggeomdo, Ganghwa on the west coast of Korea. Nine stations were fixed on a transect across the salt marsh vegetation, and field sampling was carried out monthly from July 1997 to June 1998. A total of 38 species of macrobenthos were recorded: each of faunal groups, 13 (34.2%) Arthropoda, 12 (31.6%) Polychaeta, 8 (21.1%) Mollusca, and 5 (13.2%) others. The mean density was $2,659individuals/m^2$, with a mean biomass of $178.6gWWt/m^2$. Mollusca dominated in terms of abundance and biomass, with a mean density of $2,172individuals/m^2$ (81.7%) and a mean biomass of $131.9gWWt/m^2$ (73.9%). The number of species decreased in winter (January-February), while mean density increased in the spring (May-June). The biomass was relatively in Summer and Fall (July-November), than any other season. The number of species was high in pure stands of Suaeda japonica in the lower salt marsh vegetation, and the mean density and biomass were high in mixed halophyte communities in the middle salt marsh vegetation. Two Mollusca, the bivalve Glauconome chinensis and gastropod Assiminea lutea, were dominant. The densities of these two species were high in mixed halophyte communities in the middle salt marsh vegetation. Non-metric multi-dimensional scaling (nMDS) showed that the study area could be divided into four groups corresponding to the vertical distribution of tidal levels and halophytes. Spearman's rank correlation revealed that the distribution patterns and community structure of macrobenthos were related to environment variables such as salinity of the substrates, exposure time, and grain size compositions of the sediment in the salt marsh vegetation. Particularly, the distribution and density of some dominant species showed differences along the vertical distributions of halophytes.

Keywords

References

  1. 김준호, 김훈수, 이인규, 김종원, 문형태, 서계홍, 김원, 권도헌, 유순애, 서영배, 김영상 (1982) 낙동강 하구생태계의 구조와 기능에 관한 연구.(Proc Coll Natur Sci SUN 7(2):121-163 Kim JH, Kim HS, Lee IK, Kim JW, Mun HT, Suh KH, Kim W, Kwon DH, Yoo SA, Suh YB, Kim YS (1982) Studies on the estuarine ecosystem of the Nagdong river. Proc Coll Natur Sci SUN 7(2):121-163)
  2. 김준호, 오계칠 (1982) 한국 서해안 간석지 생태계의 구조와 기능에 관한 연구. 서울대학교 자연과학종합연구소, 98 p(Kim JH, O KC (1982) Structure and function of the tidal flat ecosystem in western coast of Korea. Natur Sci SNU 98 p)
  3. 김철수, 임병선 (1988) 한국 서남해안 간석지 식생에 관한 연구. 한국생태학회지 11(4):175-192(Kim CS, Ihm BS (1988) Studies on the vegetation of the salt marsh in the Southwestern Coast of Korea. J Ecol Environ 11(4):175-192)
  4. 고철환, 박용안, 이창복 (1984) 서해안 조간대지역(Mud flat)의 해양지질학적 제반현상 및 저생생물 군집에 관한 연구. 서울대학교 자연과학종합연구소, 65 p(Koh CH, Park YA, Lee CB (1984) Studies on the geological processes and benthic communities in mud flat zone (Yellow Sea). Natur Sci SNU 65 p)
  5. 박흥식 (1998) 연안 간척에 따른 천수만의 저서환경과 저서생물 군집의 변화에 대한 연구. 이학박사학위논문, 인하대학교, 226 p(Park HS (1998) Effects of dike construction on benthic environment and macrofaunal community in Chonsa Bay, Korea. Ph. D. Thesis, Inha University, 226 p)
  6. 민병미 (1985) 한국 서해안 간척지의 토양과 식생 변화. 이학박사학위논문, 서울대학교, 144 p(Min BM (1985) Changes of soil and vegetation in coastal reclaimed lands, west coast of Korea. Ph. D. Thesis, Seoul National University, 144 p)
  7. 이학곤 (2001) 소래포구 염습지 식생에 서식하는 대형저서동물의 분포패턴. 이학석사학위논문, 인하대학교, 113 p(Lee HG (2001) The distribution pattern of the Macrofauna on salt marshes in Sorae, Inchon, Korea. MA Thesis, Inha University, 113 p)
  8. 이형곤, 박흥식, 홍재상, 제종길, 이재학 (2006) 강화 동검도염습지 식생의 분포와 저서환경조건의 시.공간적 변화. 한국수산학회지 39(특별호):180-188(Lee HG, Park HS, Hong JS, JE JG, Lee JH (2006) Spatiotemporal variation in the benthic environmental conditions and salt marsh vegetation in Donggeomdo, Incheon, Kora. J Kor Fish Soc 39(Special Issue):180-188)
  9. 임병선 (1987) 해안 간석지 토양환경에 따른 식물의 분포와 생장. 연안환경연구, 목포대학교 4:71-79(Ihm BS (1987) The distribution and growth of halophytes at the coastal marsh. Bull Inst Littoral Biota MNU 4:71−79)
  10. 임병선 (2001) 해안염생식물의 분포와 중요성. 자연생태교육강좌 9, 환경운동연합 http://blog.daum.net/ecosun/15865352 Accessed 6 July 2013 Ihm(BS (2001) The distribution and importance of halophytes at the coastal marsh. Natur Eco Train Cour 9, KFEM, http://blog.daum.net/ecosun/15865352 Accessed 4 July 2016)
  11. 유재원 (1992) 한강하구 및 경기만에서의 해양저서동물 군집의 구조와 분포. 이학석사학위논문, 인하대학교, 100 p(Yoo JW (1992) The community structure and distribution of the benthic macrofauna in Han estuary and Kyonggi bay, Korea. MA Thesis, Inha University, 100 p)
  12. 홍재상, 임현식 (1988) 한국 황해안 조간대 생물상에 관한 연구. 한국해양연구소, BSPE 00114-181-3, 158 p (Hogn JS, Lim HS (1988) A Study on the biota of intertidal zone in the coast of Yellow Sea, Korea. KORDI, BSPE 00114-181-3, 182 p)
  13. 해양수산부 (2005) 갯벌생태계 복원을 위한 대형저서생물 다양성 조절인자 연구. 291 p(MOF (2005) Studies on controlling factors of tidal flat macrofaunal diversity for restoration. 291 p)
  14. Abbott RT (1958) The gastropod genus assiminea in the Philippines. In: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 110:213-278
  15. Berman J, Carlton JT (1991) Marine invasion processes:interactions between native and introduced marsh snails. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 150:267-281 https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(91)90071-4
  16. Bertness MD, Ellison AM (1987) Determinants of pattern in a New England salt marsh plant community. Ecol Monogr 57:129-147 https://doi.org/10.2307/1942621
  17. Braga CF, Beasley CR, Isaac VJ (2009) Effects of plant cover on the macrofauna of Spartina marshes in northern Brazil. Braz Arch Biol Techn 52(6):1409-1420 https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132009000600013
  18. Capehart AA, Hackney CT (1989) The potential role of roots and rhizomes in structuring salt-marsh benthic communities. Estuaries 12(2):119-122 https://doi.org/10.2307/1351503
  19. Chen ZB, Guo L, Jin BS, Wu JH, Zheng GH (2009) Effect of the exotic plant Spartina alterniflora on macrobenthos communities in salt marshes of the Yangtze River Estuary, China. Estuar Coast Shelf S 82:265-272 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.01.014
  20. Clarke KR (1993) Non-parametric multivariate analyses of changes in community structure. Aust J Ecol 18:117-143 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.1993.tb00438.x
  21. Clarke KR, Ainsworth M (1993) A method of linking multivariate community structure to environmental variables. Mar Ecol-Prog Ser 92:205-219 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps092205
  22. Craft C, Sacco J (2003) Long-term succession of benthic infauna communities on constructed Spartina alterniflora marshes. Mar Ecol-Prog Ser 257:45-58 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps257045
  23. Dacey JW, Howes BL (1984) Water uptake by roots controls water table movements and sediment oxidation in short Spartina marsh. Science 224:87-489
  24. Ference A, Szalay DE, Resh VH (2000) Factors influencing macroinvertebrate colonization of seasonal wetlands:responses to emergent plant cover. Freshwater Biol 45:295-308 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2000.00623.x
  25. Fowler BH (1980) Reproductive biology of Assiminea californica. Veliger 23(2):163-166
  26. Hampel H, Elliott M, Cattrijsse A (2009) Macrofaunal communities in the habitats of intertidal marshes along the salinity gradient of the Schelde estuary. Estuar Coast Shelf S 84:45-53 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.029
  27. Kang CK, Kim JB, Lee KS, Kim JB, Lee PY, Hong JS (2003) Trophic importance of benthic microalgae to macrozoobenthos in coastal bay systems in Korea: dual stable C and N isotope analyses. Mar Ecol-Prog Ser 259:79-92 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps259079
  28. Koo BJ, Je JG, Woo HJ (2011) Experimental restoration of a salt marsh with some comments on ecological restoration of coastal vegetated ecosystems in Korea. Ocean Sci J 46(1):47-53 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-011-0004-0
  29. Lana PC, Guiss C (1991) Influence of Spartina alterniflora on structure and temporal variability of macrobenthic associations in a tidal flat of Paranagua Bay(southeastern Brazil). Mar Ecol-Prog Ser 73:231-244 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps073231
  30. Lana PC, Guiss C (1992) Macrofauna-plant-biomass interactions in a euhaline salt marsh in Paranagua Bay(SE Btazil). Mar Ecol-Prog Ser 80:57-64 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps080057
  31. Le BH (1988) Fonctionnement des ecosystemes benthiques cotier au contact d'estuaires ; la rade de Lorient et la baie de Vilaine. These de doctorat d'Oceanologie Biologique, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, 311 p
  32. Levin LA, Talley TS (2000) Influences of vegetation and abiotic environmental factors on salt marsh invertebrates. In: Weinstein MP, Kreeger DA (eds) Concepts and controversies in tidal marsh ecology. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp 661-707
  33. Lieth H, Moschenko M (1998) Sustainable use of halophytes (salinity tolerant plants). UNESCO, Osnabrueck, EU CONCERTEDACTION IC 18 CT 96-0055, 16 p
  34. Mitsch WJ, Gosselink JG (1993) Wetlands. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 722 p
  35. Packham JR, Willis AJ (1997) Ecology of dunes, salt marsh and shingle. Chapman & Hall, London, 331 p
  36. Pennings SC, Bertness MD (2001) Salt Marsh Communities. In: Bertness MD, Gaines S, Hay ME (eds) Marine community ecology. Sinauer, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA, pp 289-316
  37. Pennings SC, Callaway RM (1992) Salt marsh plant zonation: The relative importance of competition and physical factors. Ecology 73(2):681-690 https://doi.org/10.2307/1940774
  38. Rader DN (1984) Salt-marsh benthic invertebrates: small scale patterns of distribution and abundance. Estuaries 7(4A):413-420 https://doi.org/10.2307/1351622
  39. Salgado JP, Cabral HN, Costa MJ (2007) Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of the macrozoobenthos assemblage in the salt marshes of Tejo estuary(Portugal). Hydrobiologia 587:225-239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-007-0685-7
  40. Sarda R, Foreman K, Valiela I (1995) Macroinfauna of a Southern New England salt marsh: seasonal dynamics and production. Marin Biology 121:431-445 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00349452
  41. Shannon CE, Wiener W (1963) The mathematical theory of. communication. University Illinois Press, Urbana, 360 p
  42. Vinagre C, Cabral HN, Cacador I (2008) Influence of halophytes and metal contamination on salt marsh macro-benthic communities. Estuar Coast Shelf S 76:715-722 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.08.001
  43. Whaley SD, Minello TJ (2002) The distribution of benthic infauna of a Texas salt marsh in relation to the marsh edge. Wetlands 22(4):753-766 https://doi.org/10.1672/0277-5212(2002)022[0753:TDOBIO]2.0.CO;2