Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2010, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 119-124.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2010.05.119cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2010.05.119

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Assessment of macrobenthic community health at the Pearl River Estuary ocean dumping site

ZHANG Jing-huai1,2, LI Xiao-min1, FANG Hong-da1, BAI Jie2   

  1. 1. South China Sea Environmental Monitoring Center, Guangzhou 510300, China; 2. College of Environmental science and engi-neering, Ocean university of China, Qingdao 266003, China
  • Received:2008-11-05 Revised:2009-04-24 Online:2010-10-30 Published:2011-10-10
  • About author:张敬怀(1980—), 男, 陕西省蒲城县人, 工程师, 从事海洋生态学研究。E-mail: zhangjinghuai@sohu.com
  • Supported by:

    国家海洋局近岸海域生态环境重点实验室开放基金资助项目(200809);国家海洋洋局南海分局局长基金(0883)

Abstract:

Macrobenthos was investigated at the Pearl River Estuary ocean dumping site in March and July 2006. Differences in species quantity, abundance, biomass, the dominant species and species diversity index of mactobenthos were analyzed inside and outside the dumping site. The results showed that the ocean dumping may have decreased species quantity, abun-dance, biomass and species diversity of mactobenthos. AMBI and BENTIX indices revealed that macrobenthic communities indicated slight interference at the ocean dumping site. Macrobenthic communities showed greater interference in March than in July. ABC (Abundance/biomass comparison) revealed that macrobenthic communities had slight or moderate interference at the ocean dumping site.

Key words: Pearl River Estuary, macrobenthos, community, ocean dumping site