PMID- 33175007
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210222
LR  - 20210222
IS  - 1678-4375 (Electronic)
IS  - 1519-6984 (Linking)
VI  - 81
IP  - 4
DP  - 2021 Oct-Dec
TI  - Linking fish and crustacean taxonomic composition with seasonal contrasts in the 
      soft-bottom intertidal zone.
PG  - 1036-1049
LID - 10.1590/1519-6984.234129 [doi]
AB  - The primary objective of this study was to investigate the seasonal fish and 
      crustacean variations concerning taxonomic composition, species richness, and 
      diversity in sandy beach habitat. For this purpose, we investigated the Sonmiani 
      Hor lagoon area during four distinct seasons, i.e., northeast (NE) monsoon, 
      pre-monsoon, south-west (SW) monsoon, and post-monsoon for one year. During each 
      haul, the net was pulled about 100m along the beach in 0.5m depth. The results 
      showed a strong linear correlation between the diversity index and equitability 
      in fishes (r = 0.978). The diversity index was strong negatively correlated with 
      the abundance and biomass (r = -0.978, -0.972, respectively). The physical 
      attributes like sea surface water temperature and salinity showed a strong 
      negative effect on species assemblages (r = -0.981 and -0.943, respectively). The 
      mean air and water temperature illustrated approximately 3 degrees C difference during NE 
      and pre-monsoon seasons. However, salinity, pH, and electrical conductivity did 
      not show any significant seasonal variabilities. Under the ecological indices, 
      the fish species displayed higher diversity (H' = 3.19) during SW monsoon, 
      whereas the lowest diversity was observed during pre-monsoon (H' = 1.58). The 
      equitability and species richness, however, remained more noticeable during SW 
      monsoon (J' = 0.81). The total number of individuals of fish and crustaceans 
      reached 4799 with 3813 fish individuals and 986 individuals of crustaceans. A 
      total of 27 families of fish while five crustacean families comprising of 30 
      genera and 38 fish species while ten genera and 17 species of crustaceans were 
      recorded. Liza subviridis displayed the highest abundance among the sampled fish 
      species. In conclusion, fish species constituted a significant part of the 
      coastal fauna in the study area. The seasonal variations displayed distinct 
      variations in fish species composition and diversity.
FAU - Gondal, M A
AU  - Gondal MA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7831-8778
AD  - Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
FAU - Iqbal, S
AU  - Iqbal S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5858-289X
AD  - Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary and Animal 
      Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
FAU - Atique, U
AU  - Atique U
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9178-8443
AD  - Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary and Animal 
      Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
AD  - Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, South 
      Korea.
FAU - Saher, N U
AU  - Saher NU
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8225-5047
AD  - Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
FAU - Qureshi, N A
AU  - Qureshi NA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1575-2761
AD  - Government College Women University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
FAU - Mahboob, S
AU  - Mahboob S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4969-5387
AD  - Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi 
      Arabia.
FAU - Al-Ghanim, K A
AU  - Al-Ghanim KA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3700-7911
AD  - Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi 
      Arabia.
FAU - Al-Misned, F
AU  - Al-Misned F
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7123-6086
AD  - Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi 
      Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Brazil
TA  - Braz J Biol
JT  - Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia
JID - 101129542
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Biodiversity
MH  - *Ecosystem
MH  - *Fishes
MH  - Humans
MH  - Salinity
MH  - Seasons
MH  - Seawater
EDAT- 2020/11/12 06:00
MHDA- 2021/02/23 06:00
CRDT- 2020/11/11 12:12
PHST- 2020/02/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/04/24 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/11/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/02/23 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/11/11 12:12 [entrez]
AID - S1519-69842020005038202 [pii]
AID - 10.1590/1519-6984.234129 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Braz J Biol. 2021 Oct-Dec;81(4):1036-1049. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.234129.