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Significant differences in invertebrate assemblages between low- and high-uplifted intertidal shores in the Simeulue Island, Indonesia, after a megathrust earthquake of 2004 and 2005

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Co-seismic uplift provides significant effects on rocky intertidal assemblages. However, previous studies mainly focused on analysing invertebrate assemblages before and after the uplift event and are conducted in the Pacific Ocean region. The present study evaluated differences in invertebrate assemblages (i.e. species richness, species density, abundance, and composition) between low-uplifted (the uplift of ≤ 75 cm) and high-uplifted (the uplift of > 75 cm) intertidal shores in the Simeulue Island, Indonesia, after a megathrust earthquake of Indian Ocean in 2004 and 2005. The proportion of sediment types (i.e. clay, silt, sand, and gravel) was also analysed to determine their relationships to these assemblages. Invertebrate assemblages on high-uplifted intertidal shores showed lower species richness, higher abundance, and different compositions compared to those on low-uplifted intertidal shores. High-uplifted intertidal shores were dominated by Clypeomorus bifasciata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855) (a cerithiid gastropod), while low-uplifted intertidal shores were dominated by Calcinus sp. (a hermit crab). Invertebrate assemblages were not significantly influenced by the proportion of most sediment types. These results indicate that co-seismic uplift should be considered in the management of rocky intertidal shores, especially those in the geologically active area.

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Abbreviations

dbRDA:

Distance-based redundancy analysis

PCOA:

Principal coordinates analysis

PERMANOVA:

Permutational multivariate analysis of variance

SAC:

Species accumulation curve

SIMPER:

Similarity percentage

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This paper is a part of the “Ekspedisi Widya Nusantara” project in 2017 held by Research Center for Oceanography—Indonesian Institute of Science. We wish to sincerely thank A’an Johan Wahyudi and Udhi Eko Hernawan for managing the project. We also thank Suharsono and Ricky Rositasari for their constructive comments.

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Hadiyanto, H., Setyastuti, A., Widyastuti, E. et al. Significant differences in invertebrate assemblages between low- and high-uplifted intertidal shores in the Simeulue Island, Indonesia, after a megathrust earthquake of 2004 and 2005. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 21, 79–89 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42974-020-00009-4

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