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Dubois, Stanislas; Derian, Francois; Caisey, Xavier; Rigolet, Carinne; Caprais, Jean-claude; Thiebaut, Eric. |
We used existing bathymetric data to study the macrofauna of a geophysical pockmark field restricted to a benthic habitat engineered by the tubiculous amphipod Haploops nirae in South Brittany (France). Stations inside and outside pockmarks of different morphometric characteristics (location, size, depression depth) were sampled for macrofauna and environmental parameters (sediment characteristics, organic matter, chl a, hydrogen sulfide and methane concentrations). Diversity indices showed higher species richness inside pockmarks, especially for species with medium to high abundances. Most sediment cores showed low methane but high hydrogen sulfide concentrations. We hypothesised that after eruption, the remaining residual methane from pockmark sediments... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Benthic habitat; Biodiversity; Succession; Amphipod; Haploops; South Brittany; Sulfide; Methane; Environmental factors. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00272/38333/36576.pdf |
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