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Abstract: This study compares the role of salinity regime and chemical pollution in the biodiversity patterns of estuarine benthic communities. A specific field survey allowed us to explain the response of organisms to mixtures of chemicals and the effects of salinity regime and extreme events on the richness and composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages. The patterns obtained provide further evidence that both stress sources are key factors in macroinvertebrate communities' organization, but the type and magnitude of the changes differ. The abundance of opportunistic species increased according to the pollution gradient, while this indicator was less sensitive to salinity descriptors. In contrast, biotic indices responded to the salinity regime but did not show a consistent pattern in response to pollutants. Multivariate analyses reflected both environmental stress gradients. Overall, the results suggested that diversity increased in the habitats where the frequency and duration of extreme drought and flood events were low.
Fuente: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022, 181, 113935
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Publication date: 18/07/2022
No. of pages: 10
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113935
ISSN: 0025-326X,1879-3363
Spanish project: BIA2015-67298-R
Publication Url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113935
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MARIA ARACELI PUENTE TRUEBA
ANDRES GARCIA GOMEZ
ANA DE LOS RIOS GUTIERREZ
CRISTINA GALVAN ARBEIZA
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