Diversity, distribution and conservation of seagrass in coastal waters of the Liaodong Peninsula, North Yellow Sea, northern China: Implications for seagrass conservation

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112261

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	Diversity, distribution and conservation of seagrass in coastal waters of the Liaodong Peninsula, North Yellow Sea, northern China: Implications for seagrass conservation
	Xu, Shaochun 1,3,4,5,6; Qiao, Yongliang 2; Xu, Shuai 1,3,4,5,6; Yue, Shidong 1,3,4,5,6; Zhang, Yu 3,4,5; Liu, Mingjie 1,3,4,5,6; Zhang, Xiaomei 3,4,5,6; Zhou, Yi 1,3,4,5,6
刊名	MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
	2021-06-01
卷号	167 页码:13
关键词	Seagrass meadow Distribution Diversity Northern China Major threats Degradation
ISSN号	0025-326X
DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112261
通讯作者	Zhou, Yi(yizhou@qdio.ac.cn)
英文摘要	Seagrass beds are highly productive coastal ecosystems that are widely distributed along temperate and tropical coastlines globally. Although seagrass distribution and diversity have been widely reported on a global scale, there have been few reports on seagrass distribution and diversity in northern China, especially for coastal waters of the Liaodong Peninsula in the North Yellow Sea. In the present study, we investigated the distribution and diversity of seagrass in coastal waters of the Liaodong Peninsula in the North Yellow Sea, northern China. Field surveys of seagrass wrack were conducted along shorelines, to identify whether seagrass beds occurred in nearby waters, and sonar methods were then used to collect data relating to seagrass bed extent. Also, we analyzed the major threats facing seagrass beds. The results of the study revealed that four species (Zostera marina L., Z. japonica Aschers. & Graebn., Z. caespitosa M., and Phyllospadix iwatensis M.) were found in study area, covering a total area of 1253.47 ha. Seagrass bed area significantly decreased with increasing water depth, and most seagrass was recorded at depths of 2-5 m. Due to the steep slope of the seabed, seagrass beds exhibited a zonal distribution in most of the study areas. In addition, the amount of seagrass wrack along shorelines could be used to infer the size and distance of seagrass beds. Human activities, such as clam harvesting, land reclamation, coastal aquaculture pose a threat to the seagrass beds. This study provides new information to fill knowledge gaps regarding seagrass distribution in northern China and it provides a baseline for further monitoring of these seagrass beds.
资助项目	National Key Research and Development Program of China[2019YFD0901301] ; National Science & Technology Basic Work Program[2015FY110600] ; Key Research Project of Frontier Sciences of CAS[QYZDB-SSW-DQC041-1] ; Taishan Scholars Program (Distinguished Taishan Scholars)
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology
语种	英语
出版者	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000655696500006
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/176786]
专题	海洋研究所_海洋生态与环境科学重点实验室
通讯作者	Zhou, Yi
作者单位	1.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 2.Qingdao Univ Sci & Technol, Qingdao 266000, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Key Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 4.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266237, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Ocean Mega Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Engn Lab Marine Ranching, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xu, Shaochun,Qiao, Yongliang,Xu, Shuai,et al. Diversity, distribution and conservation of seagrass in coastal waters of the Liaodong Peninsula, North Yellow Sea, northern China: Implications for seagrass conservation[J]. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN,2021,167:13.
APA	Xu, Shaochun.,Qiao, Yongliang.,Xu, Shuai.,Yue, Shidong.,Zhang, Yu.,...&Zhou, Yi.(2021).Diversity, distribution and conservation of seagrass in coastal waters of the Liaodong Peninsula, North Yellow Sea, northern China: Implications for seagrass conservation.MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN,167,13.
MLA	Xu, Shaochun,et al."Diversity, distribution and conservation of seagrass in coastal waters of the Liaodong Peninsula, North Yellow Sea, northern China: Implications for seagrass conservation".MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 167(2021):13.