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Bryozoan assemblages at some marinas in the Aegean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Ferah Koçak
Ferah Koçak*
Affiliation:
Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Turkey
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Correspondence should be addressed to: Ferah Koçak, Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Inciraltı 35340 Izmir, Turkey email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Bryozoan assemblages developed on panels submerged at five marinas located along the Turkish Aegean coast were examined between September 1993 and March 1995. The settlement of bryozoan species at the marinas, which had different environmental conditions, showed significant differences. The most stressed marina (Station 1) was represented only by Bugula stolonifera. The colony numbers and the frequency values of some sheet forming species such as Schizoporella errata, Parasmittina sp. and Celleporaria sp. at Stations 3 and 4 increased with increasing the duration time of panels in the sea.

Keywords

BryozoaassemblagesTurkish Aegeanmarinas
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e45
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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