Intertidal invertebrates of Scots Bay and Western Minas Basin, Nova Scotia
LE3 .A278 1979
1979
Bleakney, J. Sherman
Acadia University
Master of Science
Masters
Biology
The intertidal invertebrate macrofauna of the western Minas Basin was studied from May 1977 to October 1978 to determine species present and seasonal abundance of the major species. Six transects were established for this purpose and triplicate samples were collected at stations along four of these transects every four weeks. The major species, accounting for 76% of all individuals collected, were Corophium volutator (Pallas), Heteromastus filiformis (Claparede) and Chaetozone setosa Malmgren. In total, the 71 taxa collected were comprised of the following phyla: 1 Platyhelminthes, 1 Nematoda, 2 Nemertina, 8 Mollusca, 42 Annelida and 17 Arthropoda. Polychaetes were the most abundant and diverse group, forming over half the taxa collected at each transect. The seasonal abundance of the major species shows variations from month to month demonstrating the necessity of long-term studies in population abundance research.
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