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PT J
TI Meiobenthos in earthen ponds used for semi-intensive shrimp farming (New Caledonia, South Pacific)
BT 
AF DELLA PATRONA, Luc
   BIANCHELLI, Silvia
   BELIAEFF, Benoit
   PUSCEDDU, Antonio
AS 1:2;2:1;3:2;4:1;
FF 1:PDG-RBE-LEADNC;2:;3:PDG-RBE;4:;
C1 Polytech Univ Marche, Dept Life & Environm Sci, Ancona, Italy.
   IFREMER, Dept Lagons Ecosyst & Aquaculture Durable LEAD NC, Noumea, New Caledonia.
C2 UNIV POLYTECH MARCHE, ITALY
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI SAINT VINCENT
   NANTES
SE PDG-RBE-LEADNC
   PDG-RBE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-europe
IF 1.07
TC 3
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00131/24177/88188.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;shrimp farming;meiobenthos;New Caledonia;Pacific Ocean
AB We analysed the temporal variability of meiobenthic (meiofauna and protists) abundance and community structure in the sediments of two shrimp farms located in New Caledonia. In each farm, sediment samples were collected weekly from February to June 2006 at two ponds, and analysed for quantity and composition of sedimentary organic matter, meiofaunal abundance, taxa richness and community composition. Independently of the initial conditions, sedimentary contents of biopolymeric C and total phytopigment varied significantly during shrimp rearing, although not consistently in the two ponds. Changes in the quantity and biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter were associated with changes in total meiofaunal abundance and taxa richness, as well as in total and rare (< 1% of total abundance) meiobenthic community composition. We show that the slight eutrophication of the sediment during the shrimp rearing cycle determined significant effects on the meiofaunal community composition as well as on the relative importance of metazoan vs. protists abundance. The results of this study suggest that the study of meiobenthic communities represents a reliable descriptor of the environmental quality of shrimp farming ponds.
PY 2012
SO Chemistry And Ecology
SN 0275-7540
PU Taylor & Francis Ltd
VL 28
IS 6
UT 000311454300002
BP 506
EP 523
DI 10.1080/02757540.2012.704914
ID 24177
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