Scholarlink

<p>The abundance, diversity, and community composition of molluscs were assessed in two different habitats, breakwaters and mud-sandy flats, along the Iraqi coast in Al-Faw City, Persian-Arabian Gulf. Twenty-four species belonging to 19 families were recorded. Higher species richness was estimated at the breakwaters (17 species), than at the mud-sandy flats (10 species). Due to its structurally complex habitat, the breakwaters showed high Shannon–Wiener Diversity (H'= 2.63) and Pielou’s Evenness Index (J'= 0.83); on the contrary, mud-sandy flats exhibited lower diversity (H'= 1.86; J'= 0.59). Significant compositional difference between habitats (Bray–Curtis dissimilarity: 0.76) was linked with species such as <i>Cerithium scabridum</i> and <i>Assiminea mesopotamica</i>. The current study reveals the importance of artificial structures to enhance the biodiversity of molluscs on the Iraqi coast.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Comparative Analysis of Mollusc Abundance and Diversity in Breakwaters and Sandy-Muddy Flats, Al-Faw City, Iraq

  • 期刊论文

  • 发表日期：

    2025年4月11日

查看全文
  • Murtada D. Naser,
  • Amaal Gh. Yasser,
  • Sabrina Lo Brutto,
  • Nabaa M. Auda,
  • Patricio R. De los Ríos-Escalante

摘要

The abundance, diversity, and community composition of molluscs were assessed in two different habitats, breakwaters and mud-sandy flats, along the Iraqi coast in Al-Faw City, Persian-Arabian Gulf. Twenty-four species belonging to 19 families were recorded. Higher species richness was estimated at the breakwaters (17 species), than at the mud-sandy flats (10 species). Due to its structurally complex habitat, the breakwaters showed high Shannon–Wiener Diversity (H'= 2.63) and Pielou’s Evenness Index (J'= 0.83); on the contrary, mud-sandy flats exhibited lower diversity (H'= 1.86; J'= 0.59). Significant compositional difference between habitats (Bray–Curtis dissimilarity: 0.76) was linked with species such as Cerithium scabridum and Assiminea mesopotamica. The current study reveals the importance of artificial structures to enhance the biodiversity of molluscs on the Iraqi coast.