A comparison of the applicability of the Shannon-Wiener index, AMBI and M-AMBI indices for assessing benthic habitat health in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Estuary and adjacent areas

doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0842-9

	A comparison of the applicability of the Shannon-Wiener index, AMBI and M-AMBI indices for assessing benthic habitat health in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Estuary and adjacent areas
	Luo Xianxiang 1; Sun Kaijing 1; Yang Jianqiang 2,3; Song Wenpeng 3,4; Cui Wenlin 3,4
刊名	ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA
	2016-06
卷号	35 期号:6 页码:50-58
关键词	macrobenthos ecological quality status Huanghe Estuary Shannon-Wiener index AMBI M-AMBI
ISSN号	0253-505X
DOI	10.1007/s13131-016-0842-9
英文摘要	From a dataset of macrobenthos obtained from 18 cruises from 2004 to 2013 in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Estuary and its adjacent areas, the composition and characteristics of macrobenthos were analyzed, and the applicability of the Shannon-Wiener Index (H'), AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) and multivariate AMBI (MAMBI) for assessing benthic habitat quality was compared. The results showed a total of 203 macrobenthos in the study area. The macrobenthos were dominated by polychaetes, followed by mollusks and crustaceans. The macrobenthic ecological groups were dominated by EGI, EGII and EGIII, which respectively accounted for 31.5%, 36.0% and 21.2% of the total. There were significant differences between the evaluation results of the three indices. The ecological quality status (EQS) levels given by the AMBI were greater than those given by the H' and M-AMBI. The AMBI could not reflect the differences between 11 sites but the H' and M-AMBI could do. Moreover, the three indices responded well to the variations in salinity (S) and dissolved oxygen (DO) in the waters. The H' and M-AMBI also responded sensitively to the differences in physical parameters, such as water depth and sediment texture. The correlation between M-AMBI and environmental pressure gradient data was the strongest. The MAMBI could effectively distinguish degraded conditions from undegraded but the H' and AMBI could not. Therefore, the M-AMBI reflected benthic habitat health well in the study areas. However, the objectivity of evaluation results of M-AMBI needs further verification by physical, chemical and biological methods. The thresholds also need further discussion.
资助项目	Environmental Assessment Projects of State Oceanic Administration People's Republic of China[DOMEP (MEA)-01-01]
WOS研究方向	Oceanography
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER
WOS记录号	WOS:000377347900008
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.fio.com.cn/handle/2SI8HI0U/3433]
专题	自然资源部第一海洋研究所
作者单位	1.Ocean Univ China, Key Lab Marine Environm & Ecol, Qingdao 266100, Peoples R China; 2.State Ocean Adm, North China Sea Branch, Qingdao 266033, Peoples R China; 3.Lab State Ocean Adm Marine Spill Oil Identificat, Qingdao 266033, Peoples R China; 4.State Ocean Adm, North China Sea Branch, North China Sea Monitoring Ctr, Qingdao 266033, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Luo Xianxiang,Sun Kaijing,Yang Jianqiang,et al. A comparison of the applicability of the Shannon-Wiener index, AMBI and M-AMBI indices for assessing benthic habitat health in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Estuary and adjacent areas[J]. ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,2016,35(6):50-58.
APA	Luo Xianxiang,Sun Kaijing,Yang Jianqiang,Song Wenpeng,&Cui Wenlin.(2016).A comparison of the applicability of the Shannon-Wiener index, AMBI and M-AMBI indices for assessing benthic habitat health in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Estuary and adjacent areas.ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,35(6),50-58.
MLA	Luo Xianxiang,et al."A comparison of the applicability of the Shannon-Wiener index, AMBI and M-AMBI indices for assessing benthic habitat health in the Huanghe (Yellow River) Estuary and adjacent areas".ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA 35.6(2016):50-58.