Distribution and Density of Polychaetes in Tha Chin Mangrove Estuary, Samut Sakhon Province
Abstract
The polychaete assemblage composition, distribution and density in Tha Chin mangrove estuary, Samut Sakhon province were studied. Five sampling stations were set along transect from the landward edge of the mangrove forest to the seaward mudflat comprised of Sonneratia forest (TC-S) Rhizophora plantation of 8 years (TC-R) Natural Avicennia forest (TC-A) Natural Avicennia forest on seaward side (TC-AA) and tidal mudflat. A total of six families with 9 genera of polychaetes were found, including Capitellidae (Notomastus, Neomediomastus), Nephtyidae (Nephtys), Nereididae (Dendronereis, Namalycastis, Nereis), Pilargiidae (Sigambra), Spionidae (Minuspio) and Sabellidae. The nereidid polychaete, Namalycastis sp. was the most abundant and widely distributed in the mangrove forest while nereidid polychaete, Nereis sp. was dominated in the tidal mudflat. Polychaete community structure was categorized in to three major groups: (1) those in the tidal mudflat outside the forest in dry season; (2) those in the tidal mudflat outside the forest in rainy season and (3) those in mangrove forest areas. The results showed the distribution and abundances of polychaetes in the mangrove forest were closely related to organic contents and silt-clay fraction in sediment, biomass of leaf litter of mangrove vegetation, temperature and pH of the interstitial water. The nereidid polychaete, Namalycastis sp. can be used as the indicator to monitor and assess mangrove fertility. Keywords : polychaetes ; Tha Chin mangrove estuary ; Samut Sakhon ProvinceReferences
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Kumar, S. (2003). A checklist of polychaete species some mangroves of Asia. Zoos’ Print Journal, 18(2),
1017-1020.
Ludwig, A.J. & Reynolds, J.F. (1986). Statistical Ecology: a primer on methods and computing. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Magesh, M., Kvist, S. &. Glasby, C.J. (2012). Description and phylogeny of Namalycastis jaya sp. n. (Polychaeta, Nereididae, Namanereidinae) from the southwest coast of India. ZooKeys ,238, 31–43.
Metcalfe, K.N. & Glasby, C.J. (2008). Diversity of polychaeta (Annelida) and other worm taxa in mangrove habitats of Darwin Harbour, northern Australia. Journal of Sea Research, 59, 70–82.
Nelson, D.W., Sommers, L.E. (1982). Total Carbon, Organic Carbon and Organic Matter. In A.L. Page, R.H. Miller & D.R. Keeney (Eds.), Methods of Soil Analysis: Part 2 Chemical and Microbiological Properties.
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Suzuki, T., Nishihira, M., Paphavasit, N., Shikamo, S., Nakasone, Y., Piumsomboon, A. & Aumnuch, E. (1997). Ecological distribution and community structure of benthic animals in Samut Songkhram mangrove swamp, Thailand. In M. Nishihira (Ed.), Benthic Communities and Biodiversity in Thai Mangrove Swamps. (pp. 41-77). Japan: Biological Institute, Tohoku University.
Tantichodok, P. (1980). Species composition density and biomass of macrofauna at Ko maphrao, Phuket. M.S. Thesis. Chulalongkorn University.
To-on, J., Paphavasit, N., & Suraswadi, P. (2007). Changes in Macrobenthic Composition in Tha Chin
Mangrove Estuary, Samut Sakhon Province. In Proceedings of National Mangrove Ecology “Mangrove
Forest: Sufficiently Economic Based of Coastal Community”. (pp. 232-241). Bangkok: Prasukchai Printing Ltd. (in Thai)
To-orn, J. (1999). Benthic macrofauna and distribution of fiddler crabs in mangrove forest, Tha Chin Estuary, Samut Sakhon province. M.S. Thesis. Chulalongkorn University. (in Thai)
Tucker, M. (1988). Techniques in Sedimentology. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
Wichitwarakhun, W. (2001). Macrobenthic fauna in mangrove forest at Baan Klong Kone Samut Songkhram province. M.S. Thesis. Chulalongkorn University. (in Thai)
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