Macro-benthic invertebrates associated with the black sponge Sarcotragus foetidus (Porifera) in the Levantine and Aegean Seas, with special emphasis on alien species

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dc.authoridOZCAN, TAHIR/0000-0002-9278-4150
dc.authoridKURT, Guley/0000-0002-9996-4365
dc.authoridDOGAN, Alper/0000-0002-4871-4059
dc.contributor.authorCinar, Melih Ertan
dc.contributor.authorBakir, Kerem
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Alper
dc.contributor.authorAcik, Sermin
dc.contributor.authorKurt, Guley
dc.contributor.authorKatagan, Tuncer
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Bilal
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:41:46Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:41:46Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe fauna associated to the sponge Sarcotragus foetidus was studied in two eco-regions of the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean and Levantine Seas. A total of 134 species belonging to 8 taxonomic groups were determined. Different species assemblages were encountered in the eco-regions, mainly due to the importance of some alien species (Red Sea invaders) on sponge communities. Among community parameters, only the number of species differed significantly among the sub-regions. The number of species and the number of individuals were significantly and positively correlated with the sponge volume. The species assemblage patterns determined were significant correlated with a set of environmental variables such as nitrogen, phosphate and dissolved oxygen. Some alien species such as the ophiuroid Ophiactis savignyi and the polychaete Leonnates indicus densely invaded porous systems of sponges in the Levantine Sea, indicating the magnitude of impacts of alien species on the eastern Mediterranean ecosystem. In the Levantine Sea, the alien species accounted for 34% of total number of individuals of macro-invertebrates associated with sponges, but the percentage rose up to 64% in Iskenderun Bay (eastern-most point of studied area). The biotic index ALEX detected a moderate ecological status in the area in terms of the impacts of alien species on native biodiversity.
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) in Ankara (Turkey) [104Y065]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) in Ankara (Turkey) (grant number: 104Y065). Authors are indebted to two anonymous referees who made constructive comments on the manuscript.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106306
dc.identifier.issn0272-7714
dc.identifier.issn1096-0015
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85070354990
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106306
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6638
dc.identifier.volume227
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000489190500020
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofEstuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectAnnelida Polychaeta
dc.subjectMediterranean Sea
dc.subjectMuscarum Schmidt
dc.subjectSouthern Coast
dc.subjectDemospongiae
dc.subjectAssemblages
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectFauna
dc.subjectBay
dc.subjectSyllidae
dc.titleMacro-benthic invertebrates associated with the black sponge Sarcotragus foetidus (Porifera) in the Levantine and Aegean Seas, with special emphasis on alien species
dc.typeArticle

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