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dc.contributor.authorEllis, Joanne I.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorClark, Danaen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorAtalah, J.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorJiang, W.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorTaiapa, Caineen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorPatterson, M.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSinner, J.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorHewitt, Judi E.en_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-24T21:52:32Z
dc.date.available2017-09-20en_NZ
dc.date.available2019-09-24T21:52:32Z
dc.date.issued2017en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationEllis, J., Clark, D., Atalah, J., Jiang, W., Taiapa, C., Patterson, M., … Hewitt, J. (2017). Multiple stressor effects on marine infauna: responses of estuarine taxa and functional traits to sedimentation, nutrient and metal loading. Scientific Reports, 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12323-5en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/12916
dc.description.abstractSedimentation, nutrients and metal loading to coastal environments are increasing, associated with urbanization and global warming, hence there is a growing need to predict ecological responses to such change. Using a regression technique we predicted how maximum abundance of 20 macrobenthic taxa and 22 functional traits separately and interactively responded to these key stressors. The abundance of most taxa declined in response to sedimentation and metal loading while a unimodal response was often associated with nutrient loading. Optimum abundances for both taxa and traits occurred at relatively low stressor levels, highlighting the vulnerability of estuaries to increasing stressor loads. Individual taxa were more susceptible to stress than traits, suggesting that functional traits may be less sensitive for detecting changes in ecosystem health. Multiplicative effects were more common than additive interactions. The observed sensitivity of most taxa to increasing sedimentation and metal loading and the documented interaction effects between multiple stressors have important implications for understanding and managing the ecological consequences of eutrophication, sedimentation and contaminants on coastal ecosystems.
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dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_NZ
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dc.subjectScience & Technologyen_NZ
dc.subjectMultidisciplinary Sciencesen_NZ
dc.subjectScience & Technology - Other Topicsen_NZ
dc.subjectSUSPENSION-FEEDING BIVALVEen_NZ
dc.subjectSPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONSen_NZ
dc.subjectQUALITY GUIDELINESen_NZ
dc.subjectATRINA-ZELANDICAen_NZ
dc.subjectCLIMATE-CHANGEen_NZ
dc.subjectMACROBENTHIC COMMUNITIESen_NZ
dc.subjectLOGISTIC-REGRESSIONen_NZ
dc.subjectSUSPENDED SEDIMENTen_NZ
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL TRAITSen_NZ
dc.subjectTAURANGA HARBORen_NZ
dc.titleMultiple stressor effects on marine infauna: responses of estuarine taxa and functional traits to sedimentation, nutrient and metal loadingen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-12323-5en_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfScientific Reportsen_NZ
pubs.elements-id240767
pubs.publication-statusPublisheden_NZ
pubs.volume7en_NZ
uow.identifier.article-noARTN 12013


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