Research Article
Sediment Properties and Benthic Fauna Associated with Stock Enhancement and Farming of Marine Bivalve Populations in Xiangshan Bay, China
Table 1
Mean abundance of species of benthic fauna in different treatment areas (individuals/m2).
| | Group | Species | CA | AEA | OFA |
| | Echinodermata | Amphiura vadicola | 0 | 31.25 | 0 | | Phyllophorus ordinatus | 25 | 0 | 0 | | Protankyra bidentata | 6.25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| | Crustacean | Typhlocarcinus nudus | 31.25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| | Mollusc | Musculus senhousia | 12.5 | 50 | 0 | | Ruditapes philippinarum | 37.5 | 50 | 0 |
| | Annelida | Aglaophamus dibranchis | 0 | 0 | 25 | | Eunice sp | 0 | 6.25 | 12.5 | | Glycera onomichiensis | 31.25 | 37.5 | 0 | | Lumbrineris pterignath | 12.5 | 6.25 | 18.75 | | Marphysa sanguinea | 25 | 0 | 0 | | Pherusa bengalensis | 18.75 | 12.5 | 0 | | Sternaspis scutata | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | | Sthenolepis japonica | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Nemertea | Nemertinea | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| | Sipuncula | Sipunculus nudus | 0 | 37.5 | 0 |
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CA, the control area; AEA, the ark shell enhancement area; OFA, the oyster farming area.
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