Seasonal changes in a rocky shore community structure in Hong Kong

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Walpole
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Rocky Shore

Seasonal changes in phytoplankton community structure in a bioluminescent lagoon, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL Pinckney ◽  
C Tomas ◽  
DI Greenfield ◽  
K Reale-Munroe ◽  
B Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Phytoplankton Community ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Phytoplankton Community Structure ◽  
Us Virgin Islands

scholarly journals Seasonality of forest invertebrates in Hong Kong, South China

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwok Hon Kai ◽  
Richard T. Corlett
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
Absolute Minimum ◽  
Northern Margin ◽  
Plant Names ◽  
Bird Fauna ◽  
Summer Temperatures ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
The Tropics

Because of its position on the northern margin of the tropics (22° 17′N) and the southern coast of a huge continent, Hong Kong has a climate in which both temperature and rainfall are highly seasonal. Although summer temperatures are equatorial, the January mean is only 15.8 °C,and the absolute minimum recorded at sea level is 0 °C (Dudgeon & Corlett 1994). As a result, all aspects of the ecology of Hong Kong show seasonal changes. The most dramatic changes occur in the bird fauna, with the majority of species migratory (Carey et al. 2001). The winter fruiting peak in secondary shrublands and the forest understorey coincides with the arrival of partially frugivorous migrant robins and thrushes (Corlett 1993). However, while resident insectivore-frugivores consume almost entirely fruit during this period (Corlett 1998), all the winter visitors continue to eat insects and some (e.g. Phylloscopus warblers) are entirely insectivorous. The study of insect seasonality reported here formed part of a 30-mo study of the seasonality of a forest bird community in Hong Kong (Kwok & Corlett 1999, 2000). Plant names follow Corlett et al. (2000).

scholarly journals Fish assemblages in a tidal flat

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Lúcia Vendel ◽  
Sabine Granado Lopes ◽  
César Santos ◽  
Henry Louis Spach
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Tidal Flat ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Structure Index ◽  
Total Capture

Studies were carried out on fish assemblages in a tidal flat. Samples were obtained monthly at low tide of the half moon in the tidal flat of Paranaguá Bay, Brazil, with two seine nets, one with a 1 mm mesh, 30 m in length and 3 m in height and another with a 10 mm mesh, 65 m in length and 2 m in height. A total of 8,890 fish were captured, comprising 24 families and 53 species. The most abundant species were Harengula clupeola and Atherinella brasiliensis, which represented 63.4% of the total, capture. A seasonal tendency was observed in the abundance of fishes, with less fishes being captured during winter and part of spring. The number of species showed a seasonal pattern, with the gradual decrease through winter and a marked increase in summer. The community structure index indicated seasonal changes in the assemblage. The faunistic similarities between months separated the 12 months into four major groups. The seasonal pattern was apparent in the numerically dominant species and the Cluster Analysis revealed five main groups.

Patterns of Biofilm Succession on a Sheltered Rocky Shore in Hong Kong

Biofouling ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 371-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benny KK Chan ◽  
Wallis KS Chan ◽  
G Walker
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Rocky Shore ◽  
Biofilm Succession
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