Journal of Oceanography and Marine Research
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Negarestan Hossein

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• Research Article
  The Relationship between Soft-Bottom Macrobenthic Assemblages and Environmental Variables of Boojagh Marine National Park, Southern Caspian Sea, Iran.
  Author(s): Bahrebar Soheil, Negarestan Hossein, Maghsoudlou Abdolvahab, Danehkar Afshin. Bahrebar Soheil, Negarestan Hossein, Maghsoudlou Abdolvahab, Danehkar Afshin.
  
  Macrobenthic infauna and associated environmental factors influencing the benthic assemblages in the Southern coastal region of Caspian Sea were analyzed in five seasonal surveys from summer 2015 to summer 2016 (18 stations), in order to understand the assemblage structure and the factors influencing the benthic distribution. The results showed that sixteen macrobenthic species in total were collected from the research region. The composition of species was: Polychaeta (4 species); Mollusca (4); Crustacea (6); Clitellata (1) and Thecostraca (1), among which, all of species were common in the sampling of every season. The dominant species varied from season to season; however, the polychaete species Hypania invalida and Clitellata species Stenogammarus carausui were always present year-round. The results of CLUSTER analysis showed that the similarities of mac.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2572-3103.1000176

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