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- Title
Invertebrate Community Associated with the Macroalga Halimeda kanaloanaMeadow in Maui, Hawaii.
- Abstract
An expansive meadow of the native macroalga Halimeda kanaloanahas been found in west Maui, Hawaii. This study examined the invertebrate community associated with the H. kanaloanameadow. Analyses of samples collected by SCUBA divers found that the meadow supports a diverse and unique benthic community. The meadow provides a suitable habitat for a variety of epibenthic and epifaunal invertebrates in the otherwise homogeneous sandy habitat. Infaunal polychaete abundances, species richness and Shannon-Wiener diversity index were also higher inside the meadow. Abundances of epibenthic organisms, and dissimilarities of the polychaete assemblage, inside and outside the meadow were greater at deeper stations. This might be due to an effect of the Halimedadensity rather than depth, suggesting that the macroalgal density might play an important role in shaping the benthic community. (© 2008 WILEYVCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
- Subjects
MAUI (Hawaii); HAWAII; HALIMEDA; INVERTEBRATES
- Publication
International Review of Hydrobiology, 2008, Vol 93, Issue 3, p328
- ISSN
1434-2944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/iroh.200711063