Latitudinal Variation into the Macrofaunal Assemblages Associated to Zostera noltei Seagrass along the Atlantic Coast of Morocco
Table 3
Mean values of ecological indices for samples occuping two positions (downstream and upstream) in the five study sites.
Sites
Merja Zerga lagoon
Sidi Moussa lagoon
Oualidia lagoon
Khnifiss lagoon
Dakhla Bay
Position
Downstream
Upstream
Downstream
Upstream
Downstream
Upstream
Downstream
Upstream
Downstream
Upstream
S
11 ± 1
13 ± 3
22 ± 3
17 ± 2
20 ± 1
14 ± 2
15 ± 3
20 ± 1
25 ± 2
31 ± 3
N
9464 ± 902
4244 ± 498
2427.77 ± 809
2478 ± 759
5039 ± 431
2361 ± 246
3389 ± 431.48
4625 ± 883
7264 ± 298
6819 ± 418
B
210.2 ± 158.55
244.54 ± 48.72
16.06 ± 11.24
90.83 ± 25.21
60.81 ± 35.28
17.65 ± 6.77
1.31 ± 0.17
3.49 ± 0.52
45.46 ± 1.02
11.98 ± 3.01
H′
1.179 ± 0.28
1.99 ± 0.69
3.33 ± 0.22
2.81 ± 0.29
3.13 ± 0.04
1.88 ± 0.11
2.55 ± 0.19
3.18 ± 0.15
2.76 ± 0.22
3.87 ± 0.12
J′
0.34 ± 0.07
0.52 ± 0.14
0.74 ± 0.05
0.69 ± 0.07
0.72 ± 0.02
0.49 ± 0.05
0.64 ± 0.02
0.73 ± 0.03
0.59 ± 0.03
0.78 ± 0.01
S- species richness per 0.36 m², N- abundance per m2, B- biomass per g AFDW m−2, H'– Shannon–Wiener diversity index (log2), J′- Pielou`s evenness index.
