北太平洋冷水珊瑚生物多样性分布格局及影响因素研究

Cold-water Corals of the North Pacific Ocean: Diversity Distribution Patterns and Influencing Factors

  • 摘要: 冷水珊瑚(包括六放珊瑚和八放珊瑚)是脆弱海洋生态系统的典型物种,在维持深海生态系统稳定、保持生物多样性方面发挥着重要作用。本研究通过整理分析北太平洋海域冷水珊瑚物种空间分布点数据,构建了北太平洋冷水珊瑚多样性分布格局,并分析了该格局的形成与栖息地类型和环境因子的关系。研究表明,在研究区域水平尺度上冷水珊瑚物种多样性热点出现在夏威夷群岛海域,在垂直尺度上该热点出现在水深小于500 m范围内;八放珊瑚的分布纬度整体高于六放珊瑚,六放珊瑚集中分布于35°N以南,而八放珊瑚集中分布于30°N以北;目水平栖息地类型分析发现,高坡降陆架和陆坡是各目集中分布的区域。研究还发现硝酸盐浓度和磷酸盐浓度对物种多样性的变化影响最大,而六放珊瑚物种多样性形成与pH(0.47)和硅酸盐浓度(−0.39)相关性最强,八放珊瑚物种多样性形成与坡度(0.44)和文石饱和度(−0.44)相关性最强。本研究对于了解相关物种多样性格局、生态系统恢复以及划定更高效的海洋保护区非常重要。

     

    Abstract: The cold-water corals (CWCs, including Hexacorallia and Octocorallia) are widely accepted as indicators of the presence of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs). As species widely distributed on the seabed, CWCs play an important ecological role in deep-sea ecosystems by maintaining the stability of deep-sea ecosystems and preserving biodiversity. This study compiled and analyzed the spatial distribution data of CWCs species in the North Pacific (NP), aiming to construct the distribution pattern of cold-water coral diversity in the NP and analyze the relationship between the formation of this pattern and habitat types and environmental factors. Research indicated that, at the horizontal scale, the hotspots of the CWCs species diversity in the NP were found in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands, while the vertical scale, they were located within the at depths less than 500 meters. The overall distribution latitude of the octocorallians (Octocorallia) was higher than that of the hexacorallians (Hexacorallia). Hexacorallians were concentrated south of 35°N, while the octocorallians were mainly concentrated north of 30°N. Habitat type analysis at the order level revealed that the high-relief shelf and slope were the most suitable habitat for various orders. The strongest correlations with the species richness of the Hexacorallia was pH (0.47) and silicate concentration (−0.39), while species richness formation of the Octocorallia was more strongly correlated with slope (0.44) and aragonite saturation (−0.44). The nitrate (positive impact) and phosphate (negative impact) had the greatest influence on their richness changes. This study is the first to analyze the diversity distribution patterns of cold-water corals in the NP, and found differences in diversity, habitat, and environmental suitability preferences of two classes cold-water corals. These results are important for understanding the diversity suitability patterns of related species, ecosystem restoration, and delineating more efficient marine protected areas.

     

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