taxonID	type	description	language	source
9E5187FF7F46C82DFF116FF6FD30BF97.taxon	description	Ecological indices Shannon’s H’ was calculated between 0.64 and 1.06 across the stations (Tab. 5). Although the total species diversity of the beach was high, the stations generally had low H’ values. Pielou’s J was calculated between 0.5 and 0.81 across the stations (Tab. 5). Low values of H’ and J in a region indicate that species richness was imbalanced and the community was dominated by few species (Magurran, 2004; Kiernan, 2014). In this study, the genera Ectinosoma Boeck, 1865, Sarsamphiascus Huys, 2009, Leptomesochra G. O. Sars, 1911, and Ameira Boeck, 1865 were common and abundant throughout the studied period (Tab. 4). Due to the dominance of these taxa, J values were lower than 0.7 at all stations except ST 3, which had the highest evenness of 0.81. Means of both species richness and abundance at ST 3 were lower than in most of the other stations (Tab. 4; Fig. 4); however, the abundance of each species at this station was more equally distributed than at other stations.	en	Alper, Alp (2022): Faunistic and ecological assessment of interstitial Harpacticoida (Crustacea, Copepoda) on a sandy beach in Balıkesir (Turkey). Nauplius (e 2022022) 30: 1-14, DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2022022, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2022022
