Macrobenthic fauna associated with the invasive alien species Brachidontes pharaonis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Levantine Sea (Turkey)

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dc.contributor.authorCinar, Melih Ertan
dc.contributor.authorBakir, Kerem
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Bilal
dc.contributor.authorKatagan, Tuncer
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Alper
dc.contributor.authorAcik, Sermin
dc.contributor.authorKurt-Sahin, Guley
dc.contributor.authorOzcan, Tahir
dc.contributor.authorDagli, Ertan
dc.contributor.authorBitlis-Bakir, Banu
dc.contributor.authorKocak, Ferah
dc.contributor.authorKirkim, Fevzi
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T11:08:29Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T11:08:29Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe invasive alien mytilid species, Brachidontes pharaonis, forms a biogenic habitat in the mediolittoral and upper-infralittoral zones of the Levantine Sea, hosting a number of alien and native species. Examinations of samples taken from dense, continuous mussel beds at seven stations along the coast of northern Levantine Sea yielded 187 macro-benthic invertebrate species belonging to 11 taxonomic groups. Polychaeta accounted for 46% and 37% of the total number of species and individuals, respectively. The top three dominant species in the mussel beds were Stenothoe gallensis, Spirobranchus kraussi and Mytilaster minimus. The species with the highest frequency values on the mussel beds were Pseudonereis anomala, Phascolosoma stephensoni and Elasmopus pocillimanus. The highest density and biomass of the associated fauna were estimated as 42,550 ind m(-2) and 1503 wwt g m(-2), respectively. The species number in samples varied between 14 and 47 species. The environmental variables best explaining variations in zoobenthic community structures were salinity, dissolved oxygen and total inorganic nitrogen in the water column. The biotic indices, TUBI and ALEX, classified the ecological status of one or two stations as moderate or poor, based on the relative abundances of ecological and zoogeographic groups, respectively. A total of 21 alien species were found to be associated with the mussel bed, of which Syllis ergeni is being newly considered as a new established alien species for the Mediterranean Sea. The maximum density of associated alien species was calculated as 30,300 ind m(-2). The alien species assemblages were greatly affected by salinity and total inorganic nitrogen.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [104Y065]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was financially supported by TUBITAK (Project Number: 104Y065).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0025315417000133
dc.identifier.endpage628en_US
dc.identifier.issn0025-3154
dc.identifier.issn1469-7769
dc.identifier.issn0025-3154en_US
dc.identifier.issn1469-7769en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage613en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000133
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/32175
dc.identifier.volume97en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000401585900014en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdomen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCommunity structuresen_US
dc.subjectspecies assemblagesen_US
dc.subjectzoobenthosen_US
dc.subjectinvasive speciesen_US
dc.subjectspatial distributionen_US
dc.subjecteastern Mediterraneanen_US
dc.titleMacrobenthic fauna associated with the invasive alien species Brachidontes pharaonis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Levantine Sea (Turkey)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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