Niche and interspecies association of major dominant species in the rocky intertidal zone of Zhejiang province, China

Xu Ping; Zhang Xiangyu; Zhou Xiaodong; Zhao Hanbing; Han Qingxi; Wang Yinong; You Zhongjie

doi:10.12284/hyxb2025142

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Xu Ping，Zhang Xiangyu，Zhou Xiaodong, et al. Niche and interspecies association of major dominant species in the rocky intertidal zone of Zhejiang province, China[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2026, 48(1)：1–19 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2025142

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Niche and interspecies association of major dominant species in the rocky intertidal zone of Zhejiang province, China

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2025142

School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China

Received Date: 2025-07-17
Rev Recd Date: 2025-09-30

Available Online: 2025-11-04

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To investigate the resource utilization and interspecific relationships of macrobenthic fauna in the rocky intertidal zones of Zhejiang Province, surveys were conducted at 10 rocky intertidal sites from March 2024 to April 2025. The index of relative importance (IRI), niche breadth (B_i), niche overlap (O_ik), variance ratio (VR), chi-square test, association coefficient (AC), percentage of co-occurrence (PC), Spearman rank correlation, and redundancy analysis (RDA) were applied to analyze the ecological niches, interspecific associations, and relationships between dominant species and environmental factors. The results showed: (1) the rocky intertidal zones of Zhejiang host a rich diversity of species, with 17 dominant species identified (IRI > 100); (2) Thais clavigera and Nodilittorina exigua had wide niche breadths and were classified as wide niche breadth species, while Chthamalus challengeri and Crassostrea angulata were narrow niche breadth species. (3) significant niche overlap was observed among T. clavigera, Littorina brevicula, Thais luteostoma, and Notoacmea schrenckii, indicating intense resource competition; (4) salinity and chl a were key factors influencing species abundance, and a significant negative correlation was found between salinity and chl a. (5) the community structure of macrobenthos in the rocky intertidal zones appeared to be loosely organized and compositionally unstable, suggesting that it may currently be in a stage of successional recovery.
- rocky intertidal zone,
- dominant species,
- niche width,
- niche overlap,
- interspecific association,
- environmental factors

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