Lawrence Pauline, Dishong Samantha, Hamman Elizabeth
Biology, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Saint Marys City, Maryland, United States.
MicroPubl Biol. 2025 Apr 21;2025. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001519. eCollection 2025.
This study investigated the influence of substrate color on the recruitment and colonization of reef-associated organisms in an artificial reef system in the St. Mary's River. Substrate color significantly affected community abundance, but the specific pattern depended on locomotion and species. The sessile community preferred blue substrate, which was largely driven by the strong settlement preference of tube-forming polychaetes (serpulid worms). Motile species showed recruitment preference for red shells. Mud coverage and erosion negatively affected the recruitment of sessile species but did not affect motile species recruitment.
本研究调查了基质颜色对圣玛丽河人工鱼礁系统中与珊瑚礁相关生物的招募和定殖的影响。基质颜色显著影响群落丰度，但具体模式取决于运动方式和物种。固着生物群落更喜欢蓝色基质，这在很大程度上是由管栖多毛类（龙介虫）强烈的附着偏好驱动的。活动物种对红色贝壳表现出招募偏好。淤泥覆盖和侵蚀对固着物种的招募有负面影响，但对活动物种的招募没有影响。
