Benthic foraminifera along an offshore-fjord gradient: a comparison with amphipods and molluscs
Benthic foraminifera along an offshore-fjord gradient: a comparison with amphipods and molluscs
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近海峡湾梯度的底栖有孔虫:与片脚类和软体动物的比较
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1999
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L. Buhl‐Mortensen
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D. Klitgaard;L. Buhl‐Mortensen
Faunal pattern of ‘total’ (live+dead) foraminifera is compared with environmental factors at ten stations along an offshore-fjord gradient in Norway. TWINSPAN, a numerical classification method divides the fauna into three main groups: 1) species having their main occurrence offshore; 2) generalist species; and 3) species with their main occurrence in fjords. The relationship between environmental variables and faunal pattern is analysed using Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA). The environmental variables that explain most of the variance in species data are percentage sand, ‘distance to pool’, loss on ignition and sill depth. Together these variables account for 39% of the variance. The foraminiferal fauna is compared with the amphipod and mollusc fauna along the same transect. These groups respond differently to the environment. Foraminifera have their highest abundance at outer fjord localities, amphipods offshore and molluscs at inner fjord localities. A unimodal response of foraminiferal abunda...