DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.043
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84906233955
论文题名: Environmental variabilities and the distribution of octocorals and black corals in Hong Kong
作者: Yeung C.W. ; Cheang C.C. ; Lee M.W. ; Fung H.L. ; Chow W.K. ; Ang P.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2014
卷: 85, 期: 2 起始页码: 774
结束页码: 782
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Black coral
; Distribution pattern
; Octocoral
; Pearl River discharge
; Turbidity
; Zooxanthellate corals
Scopus关键词: Turbidity
; Water quality
; Black coral
; Distribution patterns
; Octocoral
; Pearl River discharge
; Zooxanthellate corals
; River pollution
; coral
; environmental effect
; river discharge
; spatial distribution
; species diversity
; turbidity
; water quality
; article
; black coral
; coral reef
; environmental parameters
; environmental protection
; Hong Kong
; LINKTREE analysis
; nonhuman
; Octocoral
; sediment
; species distribution
; species richness
; turbidity
; water quality
; animal
; Anthozoa
; biodiversity
; salinity
; China
; Guangdong
; Hong Kong
; Zhujiang
; Alcyonacea
; Anthozoa
; Antipatharia
; Gorgonacea
; Animals
; Anthozoa
; Biodiversity
; Hong Kong
; Salinity
; Water Quality
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: A recent comprehensive survey covering 125 sites in Hong Kong waters recorded 29 soft coral species in 14 genera, 38 species of gorgonians in 19 genera and six species of black corals in two genera. Environmental variabilities based on water quality data collected by Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department were analyzed using multivariate statistics to find variables that are significantly correlated with coral distribution patterns. Eleven water quality zones with similar environmental variabilities were recognized, which could further be classified into five groups, namely Inner Bay, Outer Bay, Eastern, Western and Southern waters. LINKTREE analysis provided an overall trend indicating the importance of salinity, sediment and nutrient loadings in affecting octocoral and black coral distribution from west to east of Hong Kong waters, and from inner to outer bays. Furthermore, water turbidity and wave exposure could also affect the coral distribution patterns from north, northeast to southern waters. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/85314
Appears in Collections: 过去全球变化的重建 全球变化的国际研究计划
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作者单位: Marine Science Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong
Recommended Citation:
Yeung C.W.,Cheang C.C.,Lee M.W.,et al. Environmental variabilities and the distribution of octocorals and black corals in Hong Kong[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2014-01-01,85(2)