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Effect of Environmental Variations on Macro-benthos Occurrence and Abundance of the Red Sea Coast of Egypt

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Zoology and Entomology

Abstract

Benthic communities vary according to changes in the environmental factors in addition to human impacts. The present study aimed to investigate the changes of macro-benthos community in three sites at the Red Sea coast of Egypt during summer (2019) and winter (2020). Benthic communities were studied at 5 sampling groups (HS: El-Hamrawen summer, MS: Sedy Malek summer, HW: El-Hamrawen winter, MW: Sedy Malek winter, PW Porto Ghalb winter). The results indicated that dissolved oxygen is the most important factor in macro-benthos composition, followed by carbonate content, salinity, water temperature, and conductivity. The structure of macro-benthos community spatially and seasonally differs according to changes of environmental factors. Related to changes of environmental variations benthos recorded the highest abundance and diversity for (Pw) community and the lowest one for (Hs). Seasonal changes in temperature may be the main factors influence other environmental factors which affect benthos community. This led to conclude that global warming could have significant consequences for vital coastal fauna.

DOI

10.21608/aunj.2022.139052.1014

Keywords

Benthic community, Marine benthos, Benthic distribution, biodiversity

Authors

First Name

Samaa

Last Name

El-Sokkary

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Zoology department, Faculty of science, Assuit university

Email

samaa10995@gmail.com

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First Name

Ahmad

Last Name

Obuid-Allah

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Affiliation

Zoology and Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt

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salem1155@yahoo.com

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First Name

Khaleid

Last Name

Abd El-Wakeil

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Affiliation

Zoology and Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

kfwakeil@aun.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohsen

Last Name

Omer

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Affiliation

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Red Sea Branch, Egypt

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mohsen_102002@yahoo.com

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Volume

1

Article Issue

1

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36161

Issue Date

2022-08-01

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2022-05-22

Publish Date

2022-08-01

Page Start

38

Page End

57

Print ISSN

2812-5029

Online ISSN

2812-5037

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https://aunj.journals.ekb.eg/article_254575.html

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Assiut University Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research

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https://aunj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Environmental Variations on Macro-benthos Occurrence and Abundance of the Red Sea Coast of Egypt

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23 Jan 2023