期刊
DIVERSITY-BASEL
卷 14, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/d14050409
关键词
Mytilidae; ecosystem engineer; coastal systems; macrobenthos; associated fauna; pollution; harvesting; trampling; dredging; trawling
资金
- COMPETE 2020, through the ERDF [30181 (PTDC/CTA-AMB/30181/2017)]
- Portugal 2020, through the ERDF [30181 (PTDC/CTA-AMB/30181/2017)]
- European Union, through the ERDF [30181 (PTDC/CTA-AMB/30181/2017)]
- FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) [UIDB/04423/2020, UIDP/04423/2020]
Mussel beds are important habitats in coastal systems, but they are threatened by various anthropogenic impacts. Past studies on the effects of these impacts often overlook the associated fauna, which can provide a better understanding of the impacts' effects. Organic pollution is the most studied impact, and the Atlantic region has received the most attention. Overall, these impacts lead to decreases in abundance, biomass, diversity, evenness, and species richness, with sensitive species being greatly affected by dredging and trawling.
Mussel beds are an important habitat in many coastal systems, harboring a high diversity of biota. They are threatened by anthropogenic impacts that affect mussels and their associated assemblages. Pollution, harvesting, trampling, dredging and trawling are major threats faced by these communities. Most of the studies on the effects of such impacts on the mussel beds overlook the associated fauna. Since mussels are very resilient, especially to pollution, the associated fauna can provide a better footprint of the impacts' effects. In this review, we looked into the main remarks regarding the effects of anthropogenic impacts in mussel bed communities. Organic pollution was the best studied impact and the Atlantic region was the best studied zone. Low values of abundance, biomass, diversity, evenness and species richness were reported for all categories of impacts, with some studies describing declines in at least three of these descriptors. Among the associated fauna, some tolerant species benefited from the impacts, particularly organic enrichment, and became more abundant, but sensitive species suffered considerable declines in density, mainly in dredging and trawling impacts. Therefore, fauna associated with mussel beds is a suitable indicator of anthropogenic disturbances.
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