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Assessment of biodiversity and environmental quality using macrozoobenthos communities in the seagrass meadow (Gulf of Gdańsk, southern Baltic)

Dąbrowska A. H., Janas U., Kendzierska H.

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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2016

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Vol. 45, No. 2

286--294

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This study shows the macrozoobenthic biodiversity and the quality status of the Zostera marina meadow in the Gulf of Gdańsk. To our knowledge, this is the first study focused on the assessment of environmental quality based on macrofauna occurring on such a small and specific habitat as a seagrass meadow. The meadow is dominated by Zostera marina, but also Zanichellia palustris and Potamogeton pectinatus are present. Compared to the soft bottom macrofauna in the southern Baltic, the biodiversity of macrozoobenthos is very high, which is reflected in 33 taxa observed during the whole research, while the mean number of taxa was 12. There were also some taxa found only on the bottom overgrown with vegetation, e.g. Idotea balthica or even taxa that are currently rarely observed in the Gulf of Gdańsk, e.g. Gammarus locusta or Gammarus ineaquicauda. Nineteen percent of the stations were classified into the very good quality status and 50% into the good quality status, so the environmental status of this meadow based on the BQI index is assessed as good. Given these results, this is probably one of the best preserved meadows in the southern Baltic.

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The first record of Piscicola pojmanskae Bielecki, 1994 in the Gulf of Gdańsk (the southern Baltic Sea) with species characteristics distinguishing it from Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Kendzierska H., Dąbrowska A. H., Cichocka J. M., Janas U., Bielecki A.

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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2014

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Vol. 43, No. 3

324--327

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Specimens of Piscicola pojmanskae were identified in the macrozoobenthos community in Zostera meadows in Puck Bay. The presented paper is the first report on the observation of this species in the Gulf of Gdańsk (the southern Baltic Sea). Leeches are a rare component of the benthic fauna in this brackish water area.

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Non-indigenous bivalve - the Atlantic rangia Rangia cuneata - in the Wisła Śmiała River (coastal waters of the Gulf of Gdańsk, the southern Baltic Sea)

Janas U., Kendzierska H., Dąbrowska A. H., Dziubińska A.

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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2014

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Vol. 43, No. 4

427--430

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The present paper reports on the occurrence of the Atlantic rangia Rangia cuneata in the Wisła Śmiała River (coastal waters of the Gulf of Gdańsk, the southern Baltic Sea) from around 2012–2014.

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Benthic non-indigenous species among indigenous species and their habitat preferences in Puck Bay (southern Baltic Sea)

Janas U., Kendzierska H.

Oceanologia

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2014

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No. 56 (3)

603--628

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To date 11 non-indigenous benthic taxa have been reported in Puck Bay (southern Baltic Sea). Five of the 34 taxa forming the soft bottom communities are regarded as non-indigenous to this area. They are Marenzelleria spp., Mya arenaria, Potamopyrgus antipodarum, Gammarus tigrinus and Amphibalanus improvisus. Non-indigenous species comprised up to 33% of the total number of identified macrofaunal taxa (mean 17%). The average proportion of aliens was 6% (max 46%) in the total abundance of macrofauna, and 10% (max 65%) in the biomass. A significant positive relationship was found between the numbers of native taxa and non-indigenous species. The number of native taxa was significantly higher on a sea bed covered with vascular plants than on an unvegetated one, but no such relationship was found for their abundance. No significant differences were found in the number and abundance of non-indigenous species between sea beds devoid of vegetation and those covered with vascular plants, Chara spp. or mats of filamentous algae. G. tigrinus preferred a sea bed with vegetation, whereas Marenzelleria spp. decidedly preferred one without vegetation.

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Ponto-Caspian gammarids – new species in the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic Sea)

Dobrzycka-Krahel A., Kendzierska H., Szaniawska A.

Journal of Ecology and Health

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2013

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R. 17, nr 3

110--114

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Non-indigenous gammarid species: Pontogammarus robustoides (G.O.Sars, 1894), Obesogammarus crassus (G.O. Sars, 1894), Dikerogammarus haemobaphes (Eichwald, 1841) and Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) are present in the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea). These species reached the Gulf of Gdańsk by 2010 near the point where the River Vistula flows into the Baltic Sea, and become constituents of the amphipods in shallow bottom. All the gammarid species found are of Ponto-Caspian origin. They have been able to move across Europe along rivers and canals, and inhabit reservoirs and drainage systems in the vicinity of such waterways. D. villosus is the latest gammarid species to have colonized Poland. The floods that afflicted Poland in May and June 2010 could have had a significant influence, intensifying as they did the inflow of water from the Vistula into the Gulf of Gdańsk. This could have accelerated the arrival of individuals of these species. The water salinity at the sampling stations was 5.8 – 6.1 PSU. The possible invasion of non-native gammarids may have important consequences for the benthic fauna communities in the Gulf of Gdańsk.

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Nierodzime gatunki kiełży: Pontogammarus robustoides (G.O.Sars, 1894), Obesogammarus crassus (G.O. Sars, 1894), Dikerogammarus haemobaphes (Eichwald, 1841) and Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) obecne są już w Zatoce Gdańskiej (Bałtyk Południowy). Gatunki te pojawiły się w Zatoce Gdańskiej w 2010 roku, niedaleko ujścia Wisły do Bałtyku i stały się składnikiem obunogów płytkiego dna. Wszystkie wymienione gatunki są pochodzenia ponto-kaspisjkiego. Przedostały się do Europy rzekami i kanałami, i zasiedlają zlewnie tych rzek. D. villosus jest najnowszym przybyszem, który skolonizował Polskę. Najprawdopodobniej powódź, która dotknęła Polskę w maju i czerwcu 2010 roku zintensyfikowała napływ wód Wisły do Zatoki Gdańskiej. Przyśpieszyło to przedostanie się osobników wymienionych gatunków do Zatoki Gdańskiej. Zasolenie wody na stacjach zbioru materiału wynosiło od 5.8 do 6.1 PSU. Inwazja nierodzimych gatunków kiełży może znacznie wpłynąć na zespoły bentosowe Zatoki Gdańskiej.