Preliminary study on cryptobenthic fish assemblages affected by the mucilage event in the northeastern Aegean Sea

• Published in: Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean environment Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 202
• Main Authors: Dalyan, Cem, Kesici, Nur Bikem, Yalgın, Ferhat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Istambul Turkish Marine Research Foundation 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Coastal ecosystems; Ecological distribution; Fish; Habitat preferences; Habitat selection; Marine fish; Mucilages; Site fidelity; Aegean Sea

Cryptobenthic fishes form a major component of coastal fish communities. Due to their site fidelity, life strategies and habitat preferences, they can be considered as indicator organisms which some changes in the coastal ecosystem can be detected. In this study, the effects of the mucilage event we...