Seasonal changes of invertebrate fauna associated with Cystoseira barbata facies of Southeastern Black Sea coast

GÖZLER A. M., KOPUZ U., AGIRBAS E.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol.9, no.51, pp.8852-8859, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 51
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.8852-8859
  • Keywords: Seasonal changes, invertebrate fauna, Cystoseira barbata, Black Sea, Turkey, COMMUNITIES
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the invertebrate fauna associated with Cystoseira barbata facies distributed in the upper-infralittoral zone of the Southeastern Black Sea coasts and their bioecological features. The investigations were seasonally performed at depths of 0 to 3 m in 5 different stations chosen in the Southeastern Black Sea from July 2005 to May 2006. As a result of the study, a total of 6123 specimens belonging to 38 species and 4 taxonomic groups were identified. Arthropoda was the dominant group in terms of number of species (55.3% of the total of phylum) and number of individuals (83.9% of the number total individuals). With regard to frequency index, 14 species were defined as continious, 8 species of common and 16 species as rare. Idotea metallica is reported for the first time from the Black Sea coast of Turkey in the present study.