Comparison of biodiversity on four different hard substrate types in the intertidal zone in the Wadden Sea on Sylt, Germany (including a species’ list) ... : Biodiversitätsvergleich zwischen vier unterschiedlichen Hartsubstrattypen in der Gezeitenzone des Wattenmeeres vor Sylt, Deutschland (inklusive einer Artenliste) ...
Marine intertidal hard substrates provide an ecologically important habitat for many sessile or semi-sessile organisms. As shelter, food source, nursery or living space, they are of central importance in marine ecosy- stems worldwide (Bellan-Santini et al., 1994). Particularly in the Wadden Sea, dom...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.18452/26170 https://edoc.hu-berlin.de/handle/18452/26867 |
| Summary: | Marine intertidal hard substrates provide an ecologically important habitat for many sessile or semi-sessile organisms. As shelter, food source, nursery or living space, they are of central importance in marine ecosy- stems worldwide (Bellan-Santini et al., 1994). Particularly in the Wadden Sea, dominated by soft substrates and extensive tidal flats, the few hard substrates are essential to many sessile organisms. Therefore, such habitats require special protection. During the last forty years, the pacific oyster became more dominant in the North Sea. While it appears to be in compe- tition with the blue mussel, it could provide potential new niches for sessile organisms, on the other side (Dietrich, 2005). This study aims to make a comparative investigation of the biodiversity on the different types of hard substrates in the intertidal zone of the North Sea on Sylt Island. In total, 53 species belonging to three different ecological guilds (algae, sessile and mobile animals) could be documented on four dif- ... |
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