Secondary production of gammaridae amphipods in macroalgae-based community in Yundang Lagoon

ZHENG Xin-qing; HUANG Ling-feng; JIA Xiao-yan; FU Xun-yi; XU Xiang-wei; HUANG Bang-qin

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ZHENG Xin-qing, HUANG Ling-feng, JIA Xiao-yan, FU Xun-yi, XU Xiang-wei, HUANG Bang-qin. Secondary production of gammaridae amphipods in macroalgae-based community in Yundang Lagoon[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2011, 33(6): 134-141.

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Secondary production of gammaridae amphipods in macroalgae-based community in Yundang Lagoon

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Department of Oceanography, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Department of Oceanography, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;Joined Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005,China
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Yundang Lagoon Administration Center of Xiamen City, Xiamen 361005, China
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Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

Received Date: 2011-01-15
Rev Recd Date: 2011-03-20

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The population structures of Gammaridae amphipods in Yundang Lagoon were studied from Noverber 2007 to May 2008 when macroalgae existed in the lagoon, and their population productions were estimated by the size-frequency method. The results showed that, the amphipods (i.e., Corophium uenoi, Grandidierella japonica and Ampithoe valida) dwelling in the Ulva lactuca canopy were characterized by short life cycle, female-biased quantity structure and high proportion of ovigerous individuals and juveniles, revealing high population production and semiannual turnover rate in Gammaridae amphipods, being up to(dw) 101.91 g dw/m²/6 month and 12.34/6 month for C. uenoi,9.49 g dw/m²/6 month and 4.93/6 month for G. Japonica and 29.17 g dw/m²/6 month and 8.34/6 month for A. valida, respectively. It was suggested that rich food resources from macroalgal canopies and the life cycle strategy of amphipods should be accounted for such high population production of Gammaridae amphipods in Yundang Lagoon. However, the migration of individuals may cause the overestimation of population production of some amphipods, e.g. A. valida.
- amphipod,
- secondary production,
- turnover rate,
- macroalgae,
- Yundang Lagoon

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