Macrozoobenthos diversity in an oxygen minimum zone off northern Namibia

• Published in: Marine biology Vol. 156; no. 9; pp. 1949 - 1961
• Main Authors: Zettler, Michael Lothar, Bochert, Ralf, Pollehne, Falk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2009; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Community; Environmental conditions; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Life Sciences; Marine; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Marine biology; Microbiology; Oceanography; Original Paper; Sea water ecosystems; Studies; Synecology; Zoology; Namibia; Africa; Polychaete; Angola; Bottom Water; Shell Deposit; Oxygen Minimum Zone; Oxygen; Diversity

A benthological survey in the Benguela upwelling area off northern Namibia (located at 17.3°S and water depth ranging between 26 and 117 m) showed the concentration of dissolved oxygen and the accumulation of organic-rich sediments to control macrozoobenthic community patterns. In contrast to highly...