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Investigating on Fish Abundance and Species Diversity Around Bandar-e-Lengeh Artificial Reefs, Persian Gulf
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Fatemeh Pourjomeh   , Hamid Reza Bargahi , Mohammad Reza Shokri , Nafiseh Amini |
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Abstract: (14781 Views) |
| To recover habitats with depleted fish stocks, artificial habitats in coastal waters of Hormozgan Province
were constructed from 2005 to 2011. Four hundred and thirty artificial reefs (Reef ball) were set up in
which 12 sites were selected for sampling. The differences of fish assemblages through seasons and the
differences in abundance and taxonomic richness of fishes among seasons and years of sampling were
tested using statistical analysis. Abundance and taxonomic richness of fishes were not significantly
changed during different seasons and years (p>0.05). Similarly, abundance of fishes was not significantly
changed through years of sampling. Yet taxonomic richness of fishes was significantly changed between
2010 and 2011 (p<0.05). This difference may have occurred due to the ecological succession. Due to the
fact that succession is a gradual process involving colonization and extinction of species, it can be
concluded that the communities around these reefs may need more time to establish completely. |
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| Keywords: Artificial reefs, Fish assemblages, Ecological succession, the Persian Gulf. |
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Type of Study: Research/ Original/ Regular Article |
Received: 2013/03/31 | Accepted: 2016/10/18 | ePublished: 2016/10/18
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