Author/Authors :
Pourjomeh، Fatemeh نويسنده Dept. of Biology, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Hakim Elahi، Maryam نويسنده Dept. of Biology, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Rezai، Hamid نويسنده Iranian National Institute for Oceanography, Tehran, IR Iran , , Amini، Nafiseh نويسنده Dept. of Biology, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran ,
Abstract :
During the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Oceanographic study (PG-GOOS) in autumn 2012, sampling of
macrobenthos was undertaken in 31 stations in Hormozgan Province waters. Three samples were taken
from each site using Van Veen grab. Effects of environmental variables on assemblages and
distributions of macrobenthos were analyzed. A total of 5677 individuals of macrobenthos were
counted being represented by 8 taxa (i.e. gastropods, bivalves, polychaetes, crustaceans, scaphopods,
echinoderms, sipunculids). The highest average number of macrobenthos belonged to gastropds 52.67
ind. (±18.94). Macrobenthos were distributed mostly around Bu Mussa and Lavan Islands with lower
abundances around Kish and Qeshm Islands. Canonical Correspondence and Pearsonʹs Correlation
Coefficient analysis found sediment temperature, total organic matter and depth as the main factors
contributing to the macrobenthos assemblages (P < 0.05).
