FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Distribution patterns in the benthic diversity of the eastern English Channel BT AF FOVEAU, Aurelie DESROY, Nicolas DAUVIN, Jean-Claude DEWARUMEZ, Jean-Marie AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:3; FF 1:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERBN;2:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERBN;3:;4:; C1 IFREMER, Lab Environm Ressources Finistere Bretagne Nord, CRESCO, F-35801 Dinard, France. Univ Caen Basse Normandie, Lab Morphodynam Continentale & Cotiere, CNRS, UMR M2C 6143, F-14000 Caen, France. Univ Lille Nord France, Stn Marine Wimereux, UMR CNRS LOG 8187, F-62930 Wimereux, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV CAEN, FRANCE UNIV LILLE, FRANCE SI DINARD SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERBN IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 2.64 TC 6 TU CNRS IFREMER UNIVERSITE CAEN UNIVERSITE LILLE UNIVERSITE LILLE 1 UNIVERSITE LITTORAL UNIVERSITE ROUEN UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00137/24780/22835.pdf LA English DT Article CR MABEMONO BO CĂ´tes De La Manche DE ;Benthic community distribution;Species richness gradient;Mid-domain effect;Chao index AB Understanding the distribution of specific diversity is currently an important focus in marine research, and the role of marine biodiversity has been fully recognised as essential for the proper functioning of the biosphere. The objective of this study was to explain the distribution of macrobenthic taxonomic richness (vagile epifauna, endofauna and sessile epifauna) in the eastern part of the English Channel using both classical methods and applying the mid-domain effect (MDE) model. High diversity was encountered in the eastern English Channel (875 taxa), with high-diversity areas often comprising gravelly or pebbly sediments. Sessile epifauna represented 25% of this inventory, revealing the importance of this group. Our results underline the existence of randomness in the observed species richness distribution due to large number of species with restricted ranges. PY 2013 SO Marine Ecology Progress Series SN 0171-8630 PU Inter-research VL 479 UT 000317356300009 BP 115 EP 126 DI 10.3354/meps10128 ID 24780 ER EF