Ecological Effect Evaluation of Artificial Reefs Based on Spatial Heterogeneity of Demersal Nekton Community in Beibu Gulf

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Ecological Effect Evaluation of Artificial Reefs Based on Spatial Heterogeneity of Demersal Nekton Community in Beibu Gulf

Lei Zeng^1,2,3,4, Pimao Chen^1,2,3,4, Zhenzhao Tang^1,3,4, Jie Yu^1,2,3,4 and Guobao Chen^1,2,3,4*

Author Affiliations

¹South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China

²Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China

³Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of South China Sea Fishery Resources and Environment Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China

⁴Key Laboratory of Marine Ranch Technology, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

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Fig. 1.

The distribution of sample sites (S1~S9, left side) and artificial reefs (ARs) detected by different ways (right side).

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Fig. 2.

Spatial pattern of nekton community in the study area based on CLUSTER analysis (Group A: artificial reefs ecological effect region; Group B: control region).

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Fig. 3.

Spatial variation of nekton densities (mean±SD, ind/km2) between group A and B.

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Fig. 4.

Distribution pattern of the dominants contributing to spatial heterogeneity of nekton community based on NMDS analysis (the size of the bubbles showing the abundance of the dominants species).

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Fig. 5.

RDA ordination of nekton community composition and the relationship with physicochemical environmental parameters in different sample sites (S1~S9).

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