Video transects reveal that tidal sand waves affect the spatial distribution of benthic organisms and sand ripples

Johan H. Damveld; Karin Johanna van der Reijden; Chui Cheng; Leo  Koop; Lisa Rose Haaksma; Cameron A. J.  Walsh; Karline Soetaert; Bas W. Borsje; Laura Leone Govers; Pieter C. Roos; Han Olff; Suzanne J. M. H.  Hulscher

doi:10.1029/2018GL079858

Video transects reveal that tidal sand waves affect the spatial distribution of benthic organisms and sand ripples

Johan H. Damveld, Karin Johanna van der Reijden, Chui Cheng, Leo Koop, Lisa Rose Haaksma, Cameron A. J. Walsh, Karline Soetaert, Bas W. Borsje, Laura Leone Govers, Pieter C. Roos, Han Olff, Suzanne J. M. H. Hulscher

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The sandy seabed of shallow coastal shelf seas displays morphological patterns of various dimensions. The seabed also harbors a rich ecosystem. Increasing pressure from human-induced disturbances necessitates further study on drivers of benthic community distributions over morphological patterns. Moreover, a greater understanding of the sand ripple distribution over tidal sand waves may improve morphological model predictions. Here, we analyzed the biotic abundance and ripple morphology in sand wave troughs and crests using video transects. We found that both the epi- and endobenthos are significantly more abundant in sand wave troughs, where ripples are less abundant and more irregularly-shaped. Finally, we show that camera systems are relatively quick and effective tools to study biotic spatial patterns in relation to seabed morphology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11,837-11,846
Journal	Geophysical research letters
Volume	45
Issue number	21
Early online date	25-Oct-2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079858
Publication status	Published - Nov-2018

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Seabed morphology
Benthic community
Sand ripples
Tidal sand waves
Video transects
North Sea

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Damveld, J. H. (Contributor), van der Reijden, K. (Contributor), Cheng, C. (Contributor), Koop, L. (Contributor), Haaksma, L. R. (Contributor), Walsh, C. A. J. (Contributor), Soetaert, K. (Contributor), Borsje, B. W. (Contributor), Govers, L. (Contributor), Roos, P. C. (Contributor), Olff, H. (Contributor) & Hulscher, S. J. M. H. (Contributor), DataverseNL, 29-Oct-2018
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Damveld, J. H., van der Reijden, K. J., Cheng, C., Koop, L., Haaksma, L. R., Walsh, C. A. J., Soetaert, K., Borsje, B. W., Govers, L. L., Roos, P. C., Olff, H., & Hulscher, S. J. M. H. (2018). Video transects reveal that tidal sand waves affect the spatial distribution of benthic organisms and sand ripples. Geophysical research letters, 45(21), 11,837-11,846. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079858

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