| Autor: |
Mohamed H. Yassien, Tarek A. A. Mohammed |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Shellfish Research. 27:1217-1223 |
| ISSN: |
0730-8000 |
| DOI: |
10.2983/0730-8000-27.5.1217 |
| Popis: |
Two stations northern Hurghada (Marine Biological Station and Ras El-Behar) were chosen during summer 2006 and winter 2007, to study and evaluate the compatibility of living bivalve assemblages on the living corals. Twenty-nine samples of hard corals contributed by living bivalves were collected using 0.25 m2 aluminum square frame and were taken during daylight using SCUBA diving equipments. A total surveyed area of 132 m2 and 534 bivalve individuals were counted from the studied sites and were associated with living corals, these individuals represented by 7 different families and 12 species. Pteriidae represented the highest individual numbers 229 (42.88%), whereas Veneridae recorded the lowest number 11 (2.06%). Electroma alacorvi recorded the highest presence 35.38% whereas Gefrarium pectinatum had the lowest value 2.06%. There was a high association and correlation between density and standard deviation of the bivalves. Mytilidae and Pteriidae have a wide and strong association with some cor... |
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