出版社：Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)
摘要：This study was carried out in order to biomass determination of stony and soft corals in 7 and 6 year old artificial substrate in Bahrekan coastal water in Northwest of the Persian Gulf. Seasonal sampling from 4 stations was done by SCUBA diving from May 2009 to February 2010. The samples were randomly obtained by using quadrates of 0.25×0.25 m. Determination of wet weight showed that these artificial reefs were strongly dominated by soft corals. Moreover, total biomass of cnidarians did not shown any significant differences for the sampling months (P<0.05). Biomass of soft corals shows that this substratum provide optimum conditions required for successful colonization, which include spatial orientation, an adequate light regime and exposure to flow.
关键词：Artificial habitats ; Biomass ; Corals ; Persian Gulf.
