Spatial, temporal and vertical variation of distribution and major habitats in Asian mussel (<i>Arcuatula senhousia</i>) in a brackish river along Sea of Japan

• Hosozawa Takeshi

  The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University

• Kunii Hidenobu

  Research Center for Coastal Lagoon Environments, Shimane University

• Nakamura Mikio

  Japan Corbicula Research Institute Inc.

• Ojima Tetsuya

  Japan Corbicula Research Institute Inc.

• Sugiyama Yukari

  Japan Corbicula Research Institute Inc.

• Yamaguchi Keiko

  Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Spatial, temporal and vertical variation of distribution and major habitats in Asian mussel (Arcuatula senhousia) in a brackish river along Sea of Japan

Abstract

Spatial, temporal and vertical variation of distribution in Asian mussels (Arcuatula senhousia) were described via belt transect observations by scuba diving, and the mussel bed coverage in a brackish river was observed over a 3-year period (2012–2014). The spatial changes in the mussel bed distribution showed a similar pattern over the 3-year period: the mussel bed spread from the deeper part of the river toward the shallow part of the river. Temporal changes in the mussel bed distribution followed two patterns: one was expansion from spring to summer and retreat during autumn, and the other was expansion from late autumn to the following summer and retreat during autumn. The relationship between the mussel bed coverage and environmental parameters (salinity, dissolved oxygen, water temperature, and water depth) was determined using Pearson’s correlation analysis. To identify the major habitat of the mussels, the median values of environmental parameters were compared with six levels of biomass categories of the mussel bed coverage, by the Steel–Dwass test. We presumed that major habitats are found in areas with a salinity of 9.2–17.3. This result was obtained from continuous field data (e.g., mussel distribution, water environments, and depth) indicating that caused by the patchy spatial and temporal distribution of the mussel.

Journal

• Plankton and Benthos Research

  Plankton and Benthos Research 15 (2), 121-131, 2020-05-27

  The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology

Keywords

• Arcuatula senhousia
• major habitat
• mussel bed coverage
• water environment

Details

• CRID: 1390003825184242816
• NII Article ID: 130007849588
• NII Book ID: AA12130745
• DOI: 10.3800/pbr.15.121
• ISSN: 1882627X
• ISSN: 18808247
• NDL BIB ID: 030415318
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/030415318
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I030415318
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/pbr/15/2/15_B150203/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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