Journal article
The use of benthic macroinvertebrates to establish a benchmark for evaluating the environmental quality of microtidal, temperate southern hemisphere estuaries
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol.64(6), pp.1210-1221
2012
Abstract
Establishment of a benchmark against which deleterious changes to an estuary can be evaluated requires validating that it has not been subjected to detrimental anthropogenic perturbations and then identifying the biological features which are indicative of a pristine condition and can thus be employed as indicators for detecting and monitoring departures from the natural state. The characteristics of the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of an essentially pristine, seasonally-open estuary in Western Australia (Broke Inlet) have been determined and compared with those previously recorded for a nearby eutrophic, seasonally-open estuary (Wilson Inlet). Density was far lower in Broke than Wilson. Compositions differed radically at all taxonomic levels, with polychaetes contributing less, and crustaceans more, to the abundance in Broke. Average taxonomic distinctness was greater for Broke than both Wilson and 16 other temperate southern hemisphere estuaries, whereas the reverse was true for variation in taxonomic distinctness, emphasizing that Broke Inlet is pristine.
Details
- Title
- The use of benthic macroinvertebrates to establish a benchmark for evaluating the environmental quality of microtidal, temperate southern hemisphere estuaries
- Authors/Creators
- J.R. Tweedley (Author/Creator)R.M. Warwick (Author/Creator)F.J. Valesini (Author/Creator)M.E. Platell (Author/Creator)I.C. Potter (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol.64(6), pp.1210-1221
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005541738007891
- Copyright
- © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research; School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 3.2.605 Benthic Biodiversity
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