Table 2 Comparison of the production/biomass ratio (P/B) in some species of polychaetous annelids
Family | Species | P/B | Site | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arenicolidae | Arenicola marina | 1.14 | Grevelingen estuary, North Sea | Wolff and Wolff (1977) |
Nephthyidae | Nephthys hombergii | 1.9 | Lynher estuary, English Channel | Warwick and Price (1975) |
Nereididae | Nereis diversicolor | 3.9–4.6 | Bou Regreg, Morocco | Gillet (1993) |
|  | Nereis diversicolor | 1.7–1.9 | Oued Souss, Morocco | Aït Alla et al. (2006) |
| Â | Nereis falsa | 1.07 | El Kala, Algeria | Present work |
| Â | Perinereis cultrifera | 2.3 | El Jadida, Morocco | Rouhi et al. (2008) |
Owenidae | Owenia fusiformis | 0.89 | English channel | Ménard et al. (1989) |
Spionidae | Scolelepis squamata | 2.0 | Morocco | Bayed et al. (2006) |