Sediment temperature characteristics and their relation to distribution patterns of two sentinel crab species in intertidal flats in western Japan.

ABSTRACT: In the context of global climate change, monitoring focused on temperature and benthic animals in intertidal flats and the development of metrics to assess climate change and ecosystem responses are essential for a sustainable society. However, few studies have assessed the relationship between intertidal sediment temperature and the distribution of benthic animals. To address this gap, in the present study, intertidal sediment temperatures were observed in 12 intertidal flats in 11 survey areas over 335 days, from October 2, 2019, to August 31, 2020, using water temperature data loggers. The characteristics of intertidal sediment temperatures were variable among the survey areas, and a correlation analysis suggested that such characteristics are possibly influenced by various spatial-scal

SUBMITTER: Koyama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10776695 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature