Spatial and temporal variation of Palaemon adspersus, Palaemon elegans, and Crangon crangon (Decapoda: Caridea) in the southern Black Sea


BİLGİN S., Ozen O., ATEŞ A. S.

ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, cilt.79, sa.4, ss.671-678, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 79 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.06.008
  • Dergi Adı: ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.671-678
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In order to characterize the seasonal, bathymetric, and spatial distribution of the species, Palaemon adspersus, Palaemon elegans, and Crangon crangon, shrimps were sampled with a beam trawl in four stations at depths between 1 and 30 m from February 2002 to January 2004 on the Sinop Peninsula coasts of the southern Black Sea. One-way analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) results demonstrated that the caridean composition was significantly different (p < 0.001) between seasons and between sampling areas. No significant relationship of the caridean composition was evident between depth zones ranging from 1 to 30 m. These three carideans occurred together in 28.5% of the sampling occasions. Different seasonal migration pattern was evident for all the three species. Palaemon adspersus migrated inshore during relatively higher water temperatures, whereas C crangon density decreased in the shallow waters during the same period, and P. elegans population was mostly observed at depth zones of 5-10 m and was only observed in the 30 m depth zone in winter. The abiotic factors that characterize the coexistence of these three carideans were primarily determined by the habitat types and bottom structures. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.