Abstract Biological Traits Analysis (BTA) was used to investigate the functional structure of marine macrobenthic communities along Samsun Shelf Area (SSA). Benthic samples were collected seasonally from five different locations and at four depths using a Van Veen grab sampler. Macrofaunal distributed in SSA assessed 10 biological traits identify characteristic for each depth location. It found...

The biological trait analysis (BTA) is regarded as a promising approach to unravel how ecosystem functions respond human-induced disturbances. This study considered the four sampling locations associated with different human activities in Daya Bay, that is, domestic and industrial sewage discharge area (SED), mariculture (MRC), nuclear power plants thermal (NTD), an relatively low disturbance r...

Although copper (Cu) is an essential element for life, leaching from boat paint can cause excess environmental loading in enclosed marinas. The effects of copper contamination on benthic macrofaunal communities were examined in three San Diego Bay marinas (America’s Cup, Harbor Island West and East) in Southern California, USA. The distribution of Cu concentration in sediments exhibited a clear...

 The present work has been carried out to investigate the probable effects of fish cage culture on benthic communities as a pollution and stress indicator and to evaluate the biotic health condition using BOPA index, in Ghazale Creek (Khowre-Mussa - Persian Gulf). Monthly sampling from 4 stations was carried out from June 2007 to March 2008 (during nine months). Stations were selected from unde...

Fjords play an important role in carbon cycling and sequestration, but the burial of organic matter sediments strongly depends on composition macrobenthic communities. We studied three deep, sub-Arctic fjords located northern Norway to assess community differentiation neighbouring underlying environmental drivers. The have relatively deep depositional basins (370–570 m), they differ sill depth ...