Citation: Fincham, A.A. 1969 Amphipods of the shallow low-water sand communities in the northern Irish Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 49: 1003-1024
Number of Pages: 22
Volume Part: 4
Keywords: Amphipoda, Biogeography, Crustacea, Fauna, Irish Sea, Marine, Sand, Sublittoral
Abstract: Analysis of grab samples from shallow-water and communities (0-6m) in the northern Irish Sea showed that there was an increase in the diversity and abundance of Amphipod species westwards. The geographical distribution was determined by the inter action of physical factors such as temperature, bottom sediment and pollution. Bathyporeia elegans was the dominent species. Six indicator species were present throughout the community; Bathyporeia gulliamsominana, B. elegans, B. nana, Perioculodes longimanus and Pontocrates arenarius.