Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of macrobenthos in nascent saltmarsh wetlands of the Yellow River Delta
Received date: 2024-09-03
Revised date: 2024-10-15
Online published: 2026-03-12
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Exploring the distribution characteristics and key influencing factors of macrobenthos in the nascent wetlands is critical for understanding the quality of saltmarsh wetland ecosystems and their responses to environmental changes. This paper takes the nascent saltmarsh wetlands in the Yellow River Delta after the governance of Spartina alterniflora as the study area, and analyzes the composition structure, distribution characteristics, and key influencing factors of macrobenthos in this area during the summer of 2023. A total of 26 macrobenthic species were collected in these wetlands, belonging to five phyla: 9 Annelida, 7 Mollusca, 8 Arthropoda, 1 Chordata, and 1 Nemertea. The results revealed that the macrobenthic community structure across sampling sites was classified into three distinct assemblages, with Hediste japonica and Macrophthalmus japonicus as the dominant species. The mean biomass and density were 47.72±44.16 g/m2 and 481.52±319.07 ind./m2, respectively. The nascent saltmarsh wetlands exhibited relatively low species richness and diversity. The Shannon-Wiener diversity index ranged from 1.40 to 1.94, the Pielou’s evenness index ranged from 0.73 to 0.95, and the Margalef’s richness index ranged from 1.25 to 2.37. Soil bulk density, soil moisture content, pH, and water ammonium nitrogen concentration were identified as the primary environmental factors influencing the distribution of macrobenthos in these wetlands. The research results can provide a scientific basis for the assessment of habitat quality after the control of S. alterniflora in the nascent formed salt marsh wetlands of the Yellow River Delta, as well as the protection of new wetlands and the restoration of degraded wetlands.
Qu Chenyu , Fang Qing , Yu Junbao , Liu Yanzhi , Zhang Xitao , Zhu Tao , Yang Jisong , Wang Xuehong . Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of macrobenthos in nascent saltmarsh wetlands of the Yellow River Delta[J]. Wetland Science, 2025 , 23(3) : 524 -534 . DOI: 10.13248/j.cnki.wetlandsci.20240238
1 Macrobenthic species in nascent saltmarsh wetlands of the Yellow River Delta黄河三角洲新生盐沼湿地大型底栖动物种类 |
| 门 | 纲 | 种 |
| 环节动物 Annelida | 多毛纲 Polychaeta | 日本刺沙蚕 Hediste japonica |
| 丝异须虫 Heteromastus filiformis | ||
| 双齿围沙蚕 Perinereis aibuhitensis | ||
| 多腮齿吻沙蚕 Nephtys polybranchia | ||
| 长锥虫 Haploscoloplos elongates | ||
| 寡节甘吻沙蚕 Glycinde gurjanovae | ||
| 寡鳃齿吻沙蚕 Nephtys oIigobranchia | ||
| 中蚓虫 Mediomastus californiensis | ||
| 尖刺缨虫 Potamilla acuminata | ||
| 软体动物 Mollusca | 双壳纲 Bivalvia | 彩虹明樱蛤 Iridona iridescens |
| 光滑河蓝蛤 Potamocorbula laevis | ||
| 凸壳肌蛤 Musculus senhousei | ||
| 薄壳绿螂 Glauconome primeana | ||
| 脆壳理蛤 Theora fragilis | ||
| 腹足纲 Gastropoda | 光滑狭口螺 Stenothyra glabra | |
| 琵琶泥沼螺 Assiminea lutea | ||
| 节肢动物 Arthropoda | 软甲纲 Malacostraca | 大蜾嬴蜚 Corophium major Ren |
| 脊尾白虾 Exopalaemon carinicauda | ||
| 糠虾 Mysidacea | ||
| 强壮藻钩虾 Ampithoe valida | ||
| 日本鼓虾 Alpheus japonicus | ||
| 日本大眼蟹 Macrophthalmus japonicus | ||
| 天津厚蟹 Helice tientsinensis | ||
| 中华近方蟹 Hemigrapsus sinensis | ||
| 脊索动物 Chordata | 鱼纲 Chondrichthyes | 黄鳍刺虾虎鱼 Acanthogobius flavimanus |
| 纽形动物 Nemertean | 无刺纲 Anopla | 纽虫 Nemertinea |
2 Diversity of macrobenthos in different tidal zones of nascent saltmarsh wetlands in the Yellow River Delta黄河三角洲新生盐沼湿地不同潮带大型底栖动物的多样性 |
| 多样性指数 | 丰富度指数 | 均匀度指数 | |
| 注:同列不同小写字母表示差异显著(p<0.05)。 | |||
| W3 | 1.74±0.08 a | 2.00±0.18 a | 0.91±0.02 c |
| W2 | 1.85±0.01 a | 2.32±0.08 a | 0.86±0.02 b |
| 1 | 1.79±0.14 a | 2.08±0.39 a | 0.78±0.04 a |
| E2 | 1.69±0.14 a | 2.02±0.30 a | 0.83±0.02 b |
| E3 | 1.58±0.14 a | 1.66±0.41 a | 0.89±0.04 c |
3 Diversity of macrobenthos in different zones of nascent saltmarsh wetlands in the Yellow River Delta黄河三角洲新生盐沼湿地不同样带大型底栖动物的多样性 |
| 样带 | 多样性指数 | 丰富度指数 | 均匀度指数 |
| 注:同列相同小写字母表示差异不显著(p>0.05)。 | |||
| 样带1 | 1.68±0.15 a | 1.88±0.35 a | 0.86±0.05 a |
| 样带2 | 1.75±0.12 a | 2.09±0.34 a | 0.88±0.07 a |
| 样带3 | 1.69±0.16 a | 1.92±0.39 a | 0.87±0.05 a |
7 Correlation coefficient between macrobenthos community indices and soil physical and chemical factors in nascent saltmarsh wetlands of the Yellow River Delta黄河三角洲新生盐沼湿地大型底栖动物群落指标与土壤理化因子的相关系数 |
4 Correlation coefficient between macrobenthos density and environmental factors in nascent saltmarsh wetlands of the Yellow River Delta黄河三角洲新生盐沼湿地纲层次大型底栖动物密度与环境因子的相关系数 |
| 土壤pH | 土壤含水量 | 土壤容重 | 土壤总磷 | 水溶解氧 | 水盐度 | 水铵态氮 | |
| 注:*和**分别表示在0.05水平双尾和0.01水平双尾上显著相关。 | |||||||
| 多毛纲 | 0.00** | 0.00** | 0.00** | 0.72 | 0.20 | 0.04* | 0.05 |
| 腹足纲 | 0.21 | 0.51 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.87 |
| 双壳纲 | 0.08 | 0.01** | 0.04* | 0.49 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 鱼纲 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.46 |
| 软甲纲 | 0.01** | 0.00** | 0.00** | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.04* | 0.04* |
| 无刺纲 | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.82 | 0.07 | 0.41 | 0.97 |
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