Boring Pattern of Isopods in the Intertidal Hard Mud Substratum of Gulf of Khambhat, With Two New Records From Gujarat Coast

IF 1.5 4区 生物学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Vaishali Prajapat, Kauresh D. Vachhrajani
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The study of the burrowing and boring pattern is an important bioturbatory behavioral display that provides information about interactions of animals with their surrounding factors and habitat selection preferences. Previous studies have explored the boring activities of sphaeromatid isopods in a variety of substrates, including wood, polystyrene, and rock, across different regions worldwide. However, no previous reports have been documented on the boring pattern of isopods in hard mud substratum. Present studies were carried out on the silt-clay rich hard substratum of coastal mudflats at Kamboi, the northern innermost region of the Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat. This habitat is selectively preferred by the isopod Sphaeroma annandalei Stebbing 1911, which is indicated by its abundance. To decipher the boring patterns, we examined the sediment blocks during low tides, took multidirectional sections of the exposed regions, and photographed the boring patterns. It showed that there were incidences of the bores of different sizes crossing each other. We primarily interpreted it as the borings of younger and older isopods. However, to further confirm, resin casting was done, which gave us a complex network of interconnected borings. It clearly exposed, for the first time, the continuous interconnected burrows of different sizes of individuals (0.56 mm to 4.75 mm) of S. annandalei in hard mudflat habitat. The study has recorded the presence of two species, S. annandalei and Cirolana willeyi Stebbing 1904, for the first time from Gujarat.

甘巴特湾潮间带硬泥地层等足类的钻孔模式,并附古吉拉特邦海岸的两个新记录
挖洞和钻洞模式的研究是一种重要的生物栖息行为显示,它提供了动物与周围环境因素相互作用和栖息地选择偏好的信息。以前的研究已经探索了球虫等足类在世界不同地区的各种基质中的钻孔活动,包括木材、聚苯乙烯和岩石。然而,在硬泥基质中等足类动物的钻孔模式,尚无文献报道。目前的研究是在古吉拉特邦康巴特湾最北端的坎波伊沿海泥滩富含粉质粘土的坚硬基质上进行的。等足动物Sphaeroma annandalei Stebbing 1911有选择性地偏爱这个栖息地,这是由它的丰度所表明的。为了破译钻孔模式,我们在退潮时检查了沉积物块体,对暴露区域进行了多向切片,并拍摄了钻孔模式。结果表明,不同大小的钻孔相互交叉的现象时有发生。我们最初将其解释为年轻和年长等足类动物的无聊。然而,为了进一步证实,树脂浇铸完成了,这给了我们一个复杂的相互连接的镗孔网络。首次清晰地揭示了硬泥滩生境中不同大小个体(0.56 mm ~ 4.75 mm)的连续互联洞穴。该研究首次在古吉拉特邦发现了两个物种,S. annandalei和cirrolana willeyi Stebbing 1904。
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Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective
Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective 生物-海洋与淡水生物学
CiteScore
2.70
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0.00%
发文量
37
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Marine Ecology publishes original contributions on the structure and dynamics of marine benthic and pelagic ecosystems, communities and populations, and on the critical links between ecology and the evolution of marine organisms. The journal prioritizes contributions elucidating fundamental aspects of species interaction and adaptation to the environment through integration of information from various organizational levels (molecules to ecosystems) and different disciplines (molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, marine biology, natural history, geography, oceanography, palaeontology and modelling) as viewed from an ecological perspective. The journal also focuses on population genetic processes, evolution of life histories, morphological traits and behaviour, historical ecology and biogeography, macro-ecology and seascape ecology, palaeo-ecological reconstruction, and ecological changes due to introduction of new biota, human pressure or environmental change. Most applied marine science, including fisheries biology, aquaculture, natural-products chemistry, toxicology, and local pollution studies lie outside the scope of the journal. Papers should address ecological questions that would be of interest to a worldwide readership of ecologists; papers of mostly local interest, including descriptions of flora and fauna, taxonomic descriptions, and range extensions will not be considered.
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