Benthic infaunal communities at Mai Po Inner Deep Bay mudflat, Hong Kong were investigated between August 2002 and August 2003. A total of 55 species belonging to 8 Phyla from more than 99,074 specimens were recorded. The species richness varied between 13 at Station B in August 2002 and 28 at Station D in August 2003 with an average of 21 across the mudflat and the species diversity was low [H′(log2) = 0.7-3.5 with an average H′ = 2.4]. Seasonal variations were also observed through abundance and biomass across the mudflat among the seasons. The abundance density was between 8,977 individuals m-2 at Station D in February 2003 and 77,256 individuals m -2 at Station B in November 2002 and the overall average density was 25,274 individuals m-2 for the four stations. The benthic infauna were dominated by pollution tolerant species at this wetland mudflat. © 2006 Springer.
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Shen, P. P., Zhou, H., Lai, H. Y., & Gu, J. D. (2006). Benthic infaunal composition and distribution at an intertidal wetland mudflat. In The Interactions Between Sediments and Water (pp. 211–217). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5478-5_22
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