Superficial sediments and their relation to polychaete families in a subtropieal embayment, Mexico

 

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Författarna: Méndez, Nuria, Green Ruiz, María
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:1998
Beskrivning:The soft bottoms in front of Mazatlan Bay and "Isla de la Piedra" Peninsula were studied to produce maps (depth, grain size and organic matter content in sediments). Sixty samples were óbtained with a 30 x 30 van Veen grab (4-21 m depth) and polychaetes were extracted from 21 subsamples. Grain size ranged from -1.05 phi (gravel) to 3 .81 phi (very fine sand), with fme sand predominl\ting. Organic matter content in sediment was 0.91-3.06 % (most values = 1-2 %). Thirty polychaete families (905 individuals/m2 in mean) were found, and Cirratulidae, Spionidae, Onuphidae, and Pilargiidae were domiuant. Pearson's correlation of grain size 
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisation:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Språk:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/19433
Länkar:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19433
Nyckelord:sediments
grain size
organic matter
polychaetes
gulf of california
westem Mexico