Cumaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Persian Gulf
Author
Corbera, Jordi
Author
Tirado, Paula
Author
Martin, Daniel
text
Zootaxa
2005
1087
1
31
journal article
37168
10.5281/zenodo.273313
3580a1c1-65e0-43e5-8a5b-50efa9864594
11755326
273313
TABLE 1. Averages and range of variability of the environmental variables and biological descriptors of the cumacean assemblages collected in August 1998 and November 2002. | 1998 | | 2002 | |
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| Environmental variables | Minimum Maximum | Average | Minimum Maximum | Average |
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| Depth (m) | 14 30 | 21 | 14 30 | 21 |
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| Silt and clay (%) | 3.75 44 | 14.2 | 1.96 24.4 | 9.3 |
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| Gravels (%) | 45.6 95.2 | 80.4 | 50.7 96.77 | 84 |
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| Median grain size (µm) | 164.6 411.5 | 289.9 | 141.5 377.6 | 249.4 |
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| Pore water (%) | 19.7 39.3 | 27.9 | 19.5 37.7 | 27.8 |
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| Organic matter (%) | 2.5 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 8.8 | 5.2 |
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| Organic carbon (%) | 0.37 3.4 | 0.82 | 0.25 0.68 | 0.4 |
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| Assemblage descriptors | | | | |
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| Number of species per sample Density (Ind. m 2) | 1 4 3 69 | 2.6 15 | 1 4 1 26 | 2.3 6.7 |
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| Eveness | 0 0.922 | 0.738 | 0 1 | 0.632 |
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| Diversity | 0 1.045 | 0.699 | 0 1.242 | 0.558 |
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