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

 

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Autori: Méndez, Nuria, Green Ruiz, María
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:1998
Descrizione: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 
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/19433
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19433
Keyword:sediments
grain size
organic matter
polychaetes
gulf of california
westem Mexico