Hello,
I am a French graduate student working on the distribution of
macrobenthos, mainly Nereis diversicolor and Chironomidae, in a shallow
water brackish lagoon (water depth <60 cm) situated in the Baie de Somme
(North of France near Abbeville). I have read many articles regarding these
productive ecosystems which have helped me to understand their structure
and ecological functions. I have taking the liberty of writing to you as I
would like to obtain some advance on the subject.
The goal of my research is to establish the relationships between infauna
biomass and water depth in order to determine the proportion that is
available to waders. Waders have been decreasing in this area and I would
like to determine if it because of sufficant biomass or because of its
unavailibility. Depending on my results I will then propose some
management improvements which would be beneficially to both infauna and
waders. I have gathered information from previous studies on the effects of
water depth on Chironomidae distribution but I lack information on Nereis
diversicolor.Would you be able to help me on this? I am looking for
information regarding the effects of water depth on ragworm distributions.
If so, I would be very grateful if you could share that information with me. I
thank you in advance for your help Please expect my best regards.
Yours Sincerely, Sandrine Joachim
<sandrine_joachim at hotmail.com>
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