Long-term divergent tidal flat benthic community recovery following hypoxia-induced mortality

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-186

  Van Colen, C ^a   Montserrat, F ^b,c   Vincx, M ^a   Herman, P M J ^b   Ysebaert, T ^b,d   Degraer, S ^a,e  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Estuarine tidal mudflat; Hypoxia; Interference from bioturbation; Macrobenthos; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIOTURBATION; BOTTOM WATER; INTERFERENCE FROM BIOTURBATION; MACROBENTHOS; MASS MORTALITY; MUDFLATS; RECOVERY STAGES; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL FLAT; TRANSITION REGIONS;

ESTUARIES; IGNEOUS ROCKS; OXYGEN; RECOVERY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL A;

BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; HYPOXIA; MACROBENTHOS; MASS MORTALITY; MUDFLAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL FLAT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MACROBENTHOS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; POLYCHAETA;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATES; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIDAL WAVES; TIME FACTORS;

POLYCHAETA; SPIONIDA;

EID: 76049130567     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.09.028     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Andersson, M.G.I., 2007. Nitrogen cycling in a turbid tidal estuary. Ph.D. thesis Utrecht University.
2. Airoldi L., and Beck M.W. Loss, status and trends for coastal marine habitats of Europe. Oceanography and Marine Biology 45 (2007) 345-405
3. Anger K., Anger V., and Hagmeier E. Laboratory studies on larval growth of Polydora ligni, Polydora ciliata, and Pygospio elegans (Polychaeta, Spionidae). Helgolander Meeresuntersuchungen 40 (1986) 377-395
4. Beukema J.J., Flach E.C., Dekker R., and Starink M. A long-term study of the recovery of the macrozoobenthos on large defaunated plots on a tidal flat in the Wadden Sea. Journal of Sea Research 42 (1999) 235-254
5. Bolam S.G., and Fernandes T.F. The effects of macroalgal cover on the spatial distribution of macrobenthic invertebrates: the effect of macroalgal morphology. Hydrobiologia 475 (2002) 437-448
6. Ciutat A., Widdows J., and Readman J.W. Influence of cockle Cerastoderma edule bioturbation and tidal-current cycles on resuspension of sediment and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 328 (2006) 51-64
7. Clarke K.R. Comparisons of dominance curves. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 138 (1990) 143-157
8. Clarke K.R., and Gorley R.N. Primer v6: User Manual/Tutorial (2006), Primer-E, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
9. Diaz R.J., and Rosenberg R. Spreading dead zones and consequences for marine ecosystems. Science 321 (2008) 926-929
10. Dittmann S., Günther C.-P., and Schleier U. Recolonization of tidal flats after disturbance. In: Dittmann S. (Ed). The Wadden Sea Ecosystem: Stability Problems and Mechanisms (1999), Springer, Berlin 175-192
11. Flach E.C. The influence of the cockle, Cerastoderma edule, on the macrozoobenthic community of tidal flats in the Wadden Sea. Marine Ecology-Pubblicazioni Della Stazione Zoologica Di Napoli I 17 (1996) 87-98
12. Fraschetti S., Giangrande A., Terlizzi A., and Boero F. Pre- and post-settlement events in benthic community dynamics. Oceanologica Acta 25 (2002) 285-295
13. Guerreiro J. Growth and production of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana in two southern European estuaries. Vie Et Milieu-Life and Environment 48 (1998) 121-131
14. Günther C.P. Dispersal of Intertidal Invertebrates - a strategy to react to disturbances of different scales. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 30 (1992) 45-56
15. Halpern B.S., Selkoe K.A., Micheli F., and Kappel C.V. Evaluating and ranking the vulnerability of global marine ecosystems to anthropogenic threats. Conservation Biology 21 (2007) 1301-1315
16. Halpern B.S., Walbridge S., Selkoe K.A., Kappel C.V., Micheli F., D'Agrosa C., Bruno J.F., Casey K.S., Ebert C., Fox H.E., Fujita R., Heinemann D., Lenihan H.S., Madin E.M.P., Perry M.T., Selig E.R., Spalding M., Steneck R., and Watson R. A global map of human impact on marine ecosystems. Science 319 (2008) 948-952
17. Hampel H., Cattrijsse A., and Mees J. Changes in marsh nekton communities along the salinity gradient of the Schelde river, Belgium and The Netherlands. Hydrobiologia 515 (2004) 137-146
18. Herman P.M.J., Middelburg J.J., Widdows J., Lucas C.H., and Heip C.H.R. Stable isotopes' as trophic tracers: combining field sampling and manipulative labelling of food resources for macrobenthos. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 204 (2000) 79-92
19. Jeffrey S.W., Mantoura R.F.C., and Wright S.W. Phytoplankton Pigments in Oceanography (1997), United Nations International, Paris
20. Kesteloo, J.J., van Stralen, M.R., Frey, F., Jol, J., Goudswaard, P.C., 2008. Het kokkelbestand in de Nederlandse kustwateren in 2007. Imares rapport C071/07.
21. Kesteloo, J.J., van Stralen, M.R., Steenbergen, J.S., 2007. Het kokkelbestand in de Nederlandse kustwateren in 2006. Imares rapport C054/06.
22. Lohrer A.M., Thrush S.F., and Gibbs M.M. Bioturbators enhance ecosystem function through complex biogeochemical interactions. Nature 431 (2004) 1092-1095
23. Meysman F.J.R., Middelburg J.J., and Heip C.H.R. Bioturbation: a fresh look at Darwin's last idea. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21 (2006) 688-695
24. Montserrat F., Van Colen C., Degraer S., Ysebaert T., and Herman P.M.J. Benthic community-mediated sediment dynamics. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 372 (2008) 43-59
25. Montserrat F., Van Colen C., Provoost P., Ponti M., vanden Meersche K., Ysebaert T., and Herman P.M.J. Sediment segregation by biodiffusing bivalves. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 83 (2009) 379-391
26. Nilsson H.C., and Rosenberg R. Benthic habitat quality assessment of an oxygen stressed fjord by surface and sediment profile images. Journal of Marine Systems 11 (1997) 249-264
27. Norkko A., and Bonsdorff E. Population responses of coastal zoobenthos to stress induced by drifting algal mats. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 140 (1996) 141-151
28. Pearson T.H., and Rosenberg R. Macrobenthic succession in relation to organic enrichment and pollution of the marine environment. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review 16 (1978) 229-311
29. Pearson T.H., and Rosenberg R. Feast and famine: structuring factors in marine benthic communities. In: Gee J.H.R., and Giller P.S. (Eds). The 27th Symposium of the British Ecological Society, Aberystwyth 1986 (1987), Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford 373-395
30. Pinto R., Patricio J., Baeta A., Fath B.D., Neto J.M., and Marques J.C. Review and evaluation of estuarine biotic indices to assess benthic condition. Ecological Indicators 9 (2009) 1-25
31. Rakocinski C.F., Brown S.S., Gaston G.R., Heard R.W., Walker W.W., and Summers J.K. Species-abundance-biomass responses by estuarine macrobenthos to sediment chemical contamination. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 7 (2000) 201-214
32. Reise K. Tidal Flat Ecology - An Experimental Approach to Species Interactions (1985), Springer-Verlag, Berlin
33. Rhoads D.C., and Germano J.D. Interpreting long-term changes in benthic community structure - a new protocol. Hydrobiologia 142 (1986) 291-308
34. Rosenberg R., Agrenius S., Hellman B., Nilsson H.C., and Norling K. Recovery of marine benthic habitats and fauna in a Swedish fjord following improved oxygen conditions. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 234 (2002) 43-53
35. Rossi F., Gribsholt B., Middelburg J.J., and Heip C. Context-dependent effects of suspension feeding on intertidal ecosystem functioning. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 354 (2008) 47-57
36. Sistermans W.C.H., Escaravage V., Hummel H., Bergmeijer M.A., Engelberts A.G.M., Dek L., van Hoessel O.J.A., and Markusse M.M. Het macrobenthos van de Westerschelde, de Oosterschelde, het Veerse Meer en het Grevelingenmeer in het voor- en najaar van 2006 (2007), KNAW Netherlands Institute of Ecology - Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, Yerseke
37. Solan M., Batty P., Bulling M.T., and Godbold J.A. How biodiversity affects ecosystem processes: implications for ecological revolutions and benthic ecosystem function. Aquatic Biology 2 (2008) 289-301
38. Strasser M., Reinwald T., and Reise K. Differential effects of the severe winter of 1995/96 on the intertidal bivalves Mytilus edulis, Cerastoderma edule and Mya arenaria in the Northern Wadden Sea. Helgoland Marine Research 55 (2001) 190-197
39. Thrush S.F., Whitlatch R.B., Pridmore R.D., Hewitt J.E., Cummings V.J., and Wilkinson M.R. Scale-dependent recolonization: the role of sediment stability in a dynamic sandflat habitat. Ecology 77 (1996) 2472-2487
40. Van Colen C., Montserrat F., Verbist K., Vincx M., Steyaert M., Vanaverbeke J., Herman P.M.J., Degraer S., and Ysebaert T. Tidal flat nematode responses to hypoxia and subsequent macrofauna-mediated alterations of sediment properties. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 381 (2009) 189-197
41. Van Colen C., Montserrat F., Vincx M., Herman P.M.J., Ysebaert T., and Degraer S. Macrobenthic recovery from hypoxia in an estuarine tidal mudflat. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 372 (2008) 31-42
42. Van Colen C., Lenoir J., De Backer A., Vanelslander B., Vincx M., Degraer S., and Ysebaert T. Settlement of Macoma balthica larvae in response to benthic diatom films. Marine Biology 156 (2009) 2161-2171
43. van Oevelen D., Soetaert K., Middelburg J.J., Herman P.M.J., Moodley L., Hamels I., Moens T., and Heip C.H.R. Carbon flows through a benthic food web: Integrating biomass, isotope and tracer data. Journal of Marine Research 64 (2006) 453-482
44. Whitlatch R.B., Lohrer A.M., Thrush S.F., Pridmore R.D., Hewitt J.E., Cummings V.J., and Zajac R.N. Scale-dependent benthic recolonization dynamics: life stage-based dispersal and demographic consequences. Hydrobiologia 376 (1998) 217-226
45. Ysebaert, T., 2000. Macrozoobenthos and waterbirds in the estuarine environment: spatio-temporal patterns at different scales. Ph.D. Thesis, Antwerp University - Communications of the Institute of Nature Conservation.
46. Zajac R.N. Population Ecology of Polydora ligni (Polychaeta, Spionidae). 1. Seasonal-variation in population characteristics and reproductive activity. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 77 (1991) 197-206