BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2014, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 324-326

Seasonal dynamics of succession rate in a near-shore macrophytic community

© 2014 V. V. Sukhanov^{1, 2}, V. E. Zhukov¹

¹Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041;
²Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690950

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This paper discusses a method for computing an index that reflects the rate of changes in community species structure. This index is illustrated by the example of the macrophyte community of Vityaz Bay in the Sea of Japan. The mean annual succession rate of this community was estimated to be 0.030 day^-1.

Key words: species structure, index of dissimilarity, Pianka's index.