Spatial patterns of ascidian assemblages on subtidal rocky reefs in the Port Stephens–Great Lakes Marine Park, New South Wales
Spatial patterns of ascidian assemblages on subtidal rocky reefs in the Port Stephens–Great Lakes Marine Park, New South Wales
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新南威尔士州斯蒂芬斯港大湖海洋公园潮下岩礁海鞘组合的空间格局
DOI：
10.1071/mf07054
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
D. Raftos
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作者：
K. Newton;B. Creese;D. Raftos
海鞘组合的变化的空间和时间模式进行了调查，在水平的潮下岩礁斯蒂芬斯港，新南威尔士州（NSW）。这项研究旨在为一个注定要成为海洋公园的地区（斯蒂芬斯港-五大湖海洋公园：PSGLMP）提供海鞘多样性和分布模式的基线数据集。海鞘组合之间暴露的海洋岛礁和避风港内的珊瑚礁，和两个深度区之间的差异，在每个潮下带的珊瑚礁，量化使用非参数多变量技术加上方差分析（ANOVA）。海鞘组合的珊瑚礁网站之间，珊瑚礁曝光，特别是在每个珊瑚礁调查的深度区之间的高度可变。然而，仅观察到少数海鞘物种的时间变化。这些高度可变的多样性空间格局表明，如果海洋公园的目标是充分代表该地区的整个海洋生物多样性，可能需要在PSGLMP内保护许多潮下带珊瑚礁。
Spatial and temporal patterns of variability in ascidian assemblages were investigated on horizontal subtidal rocky reefs at Port Stephens, New South Wales (NSW). The study was designed to provide a baseline dataset on ascidian diversity and distribution patterns for an area destined to become a marine park (the Port Stephens–Great Lakes Marine Park: PSGLMP). Differences in ascidian assemblages between exposed oceanic island reefs and sheltered reefs within Port Stephens, and between two depth zones within each subtidal reef, were quantified using non-parametric multivariate techniques coupled with analysis of variance (ANOVA). Ascidian assemblages were highly variable between reef sites, reef exposures and particularly between depth zones within each reef surveyed. However, temporal variation was only observed for a few ascidian species. These highly variable spatial patterns in diversity indicate that numerous subtidal reefs may need to be protected within PSGLMP if the aim of the marine park is to adequately represent the entire array of marine biodiversity in the area.