Abstract
Macrobenthic faunal composition, abundance, biomass and diversity were investigated to determine factors regulating faunal distribution over the continental slope of the island of Crete in the oligotrophic South Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean). Simultaneous sediment measurements of physicochemical characteristics and water column chemistry were undertaken.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Azam, F., Fenchel, T., Field, J.G., Gray J.S., Meyer-Ren, L.A., and Thingstad, F. (1983) The ecological role of water-column microbes in the Sea, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. to. 257–263.
Buchanan, J.B. (1984) Sediment analysis, in: N.A. Holme and A.D. McIntyre (eds.), Methods for the study of the marine benthos, Blackwell Scientific Publ., Oxford, pp. 41–65.
Cullen, J.J. (1982) The deep chlorophyll maximum: comparing vertical profiles of chlorophyll a. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 39, 791–803.
Dortch, Q. and Packard, T.T. (1989) Differences in biomass structure between oligotrophic and eutrophic marine ecosystems. Deep-Sea Res., 36(2). 223–240.
Dugdale, R.C. and Wilkerson, F.P. (1988) Nutrient sources and primary production in the Eastern Medi terranean. Oceanol. Acta. 9. 179–184.
Eppley, R.W. (1981) Autotrophic production of particulate matter, in: A.R. Longhurst. (ed.). Analysis of marine ecosystems, Academic Press, London. pp. 343–361.
Eppley, R.W. and Peterson, B.J. (1979) Particulate organic matter flux and planktonic new production in the deep ocean, Nature 282, 677–680.
Fauchald, K. & Jumars, P.A. (1979) The diet of worms: a study of polychaete feeding guilds, Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 17, 193–284.
Field, J.G., Clarke, K.R and Warwick, R.M. (1982) A practical strategy for analysing multi species distribution patterns, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 8, 37–52.
Georgopoulos, D., Theocharis, A. and Zodiatis, G. (1989) Intermediate water formation in the Cretan sea (South Aegean Sea), Oceanol. Acta 12(4), 353–359.
Graf, G., Bengtsson, W., Diesner, U., Schulz, R, and Theede, H. (1982) Benthic response to sedimentation of a spring phytoplankton bloom: process and budget, Mar. Biol. 67, 201–208.
Graf, G. (1989) Benthic-pelagic coupling in a deep-sea benthic community, Nature 341, 437–439.
Gray, J.S. (1981) The ecology of marine sediments, Cambridge Univ. Press., Cambridge.
Hagstrom, A., Azam, F., Andersson, A., Wikner J. and Rassoulzadegan, F. (1988) Microbial loop in an oligotrophic pelagic marine ecosystem: possible roles of cyanobacteria and nanoflagellates in the organic fluxes, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 49, 171–178.
Lampitt, R S. (1985) Evidence for the seasonal deposition of detritus to the deep-sea floor and its subsequent resuspension, Deep-Sea Res. 32(8), 885–897.
McIntyre, A.D. and Eleftheriou, A. (1968). The bottom fauna of a flatfish nursery ground, J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 48, 113–142.
Menzel, D.W. (1974) Primary productivity, dissolved and particulate organic matter, and the sites of oxidation of organic matter, in: E. Goldberg (ed.), The Sea, vol. 5, Interscience, New York, pp. 659–678.
Pace, M.L., Glasser, J.E. and Pomeroy, L.R (1984) A simulation analysis of continental shelf food webs, Mar. Biol. 82, 47–63.
Parsons, T. R., Maita, Y. and Lalli, C.M. (1984) A manual of chemical and biological methods for seawater analysis, Pergamon Press, New York.
Peres, J.M. (1967) The Mediterranean benthos, Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 5, 449–533.
Peres, J.M. (1982) Major benthic assemblages, in: O. Kinne (ed.), Marine Ecology, vol. V. Ocean management. Part 1, ch. 8, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 373–522.
Pielou, E.C. (1966) The measurement of diversity in different types of biological collections, J. Theor. Biol. 13, 131–144.
Pomeroy, L.R. (1974) The oceans food web, a changing paradigm, BioScience 24, 499–504.
Rowe, G.T. (1971) Benthic biomass and surface productivity, in: J.D. Costlow, Jr. (ed.), Fertility in the sea, vol. 2., Gordon and Breach Science Publisher, New York, pp. 441–454.
Shannon, C.E. and Weaver, W., (1963) The mathematical theory of communication, University Illinois Press, Urbana.
Smith, K.L, Jr., Laver, M.B., and Brown, N.O. (1983) Sediment community oxygen consumption and nutrient exchange in the central and eastern North Pacific, Limnol. Oceanogr. 28, 882–898.
Strickland, J.D.H. and Parsons, T.R. (1972) A practical handbook of seawater analysis, Fish. Res. Bd. Canada, Bulletin 167.
Tchukhtchin, V.D., (1964) Quantitative distribution of benthos in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, Trudy Sevastopol. Biol. Sta. 16, 215–223.
Valiela, I. (1984) Marine ecological processes, Springer-Verlag, New York.
Wassman, P. (1984) Sedimentation and benthic mineralization of organic detritus in a Norwegian fjord, Mar. Biol. 83, 83–94.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1992 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Tselepides, A., Eleftheriou, A. (1992). South Aegean (Eastern Mediterranean) Continental Slope Benthos: Macroinfaunal — Environmental Relationships. In: Rowe, G.T., Pariente, V. (eds) Deep-Sea Food Chains and the Global Carbon Cycle. NATO ASI Series, vol 360. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2452-2_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2452-2_9
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-5082-1
Online ISBN: 978-94-011-2452-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive