TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Echinoderm Fauna of Gokceada Island (NE Aegean Sea)
AU - Aslan-Cihangir, Herdem 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 26
EP  - 29
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.26.29
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.26.29
KW  - Echinodermata
KW  -Gokceada island
KW  -Aegean sea
KW  -benthos
KW  -diversity
KW  -Turkey
AB  - The Echinoderm fauna of Gokceada island (NE Aegean sea) was studied in 2011 from 22 stations at depths ranging from 0.5-45 m by means of bottom trawling and snorkeling. Additionally, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, TDS and conductivity of water were measured on board. A total of 626 specimens belonging to 25 species (7 Asteroidea and Echinoidea, 6 Ophiroidea, 4 Holothoridea and 1 Crinoidea) were identified. The dominant species was the echinoid <I>Psammechinus microtuberculatus </I>(Blainville, 1825). According to the result of cluster analysis based on the precence/absence of <I>Echinoderm</I> species, Gokceada island had a species composition similar to that of Bozcaada island while both islands were different from the Canakkale strait. However, ANOSIM they were not found to be statistically different (p = 0.3).
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