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Determination of intertidal macroalgae community patterns using the power law model.

Authors :
Li X
Chen J
Li J
Wang K
Wang Z
Zhang S
Source :
PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Nov 07; Vol. 17 (11), pp. e0277281. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 07 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The spatial heterogeneity of macroalgae in intertidal zones affects the stability of marine ecosystem communities, contributes to the maintenance of coastal biodiversity, and has an essential role in ecosystem and habitat maintenance. We explored the feasibility of applying the power law model to analyze the spatial distribution of macroalgae on Lvhua Island (Zhejiang Province, China) and characterized the intertidal spatial heterogeneity of the macroalgae present. The results showed a strong association between the spatial distribution of macroalgae in the intertidal zone and the power law model (R2 = 0.98). There was a positive association between species occurrence frequency and the spatial heterogeneity index of macroalgae species. The model also indicated there was macroalgal habitat structure at the site as the spatial heterogeneity within the community was greater than that of random distribution. The power law model reported here provides a new method for macroalgae community ecology research and could be broadly utilized to analyze the spatial pattern of macroalgae in intertidal zones.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright: © 2022 Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1932-6203
Volume :
17
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
PloS one
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36342951
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277281