2013
DOI: 10.1590/0001-37652013101212
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Responses of the molluscan fauna to environmental variations in a Halodule wrightii Ascherson ecosystem from Northeastern Brazil

Abstract: This study observed the spatial and temporal distributions of molluscs in a Halodule wrightii meadow, verifying if they respond satisfactorily to seasonal changes in this seagrass ecosystem. Twenty-four species were identified. Chitons were rare, bivalves had greater number of species (11), followed by gastropods (9) which were also the most abundant class (73%). All classes were more abundant in the belowground. The most common species was Tricolia affinis, especially in aboveground. The occurrence of some sp… Show more

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“…Even though gastropod densities presented some variation throughout the four sampling sites, the dominance of B. varium in all sites of Flamengo Bay was remarkable. Although this species often occurs in association with macrophytes, such high dominance levels are unusual, both in studies with other macrophyte species (Leite et al ., 2009; Creed & Kinupp, 2011; Barros & Rocha-Barreira, 2013; Zamprogno et al ., 2013; Queiroz & Dias, 2014; Duarte et al ., 2015; García et al ., 2015) and in studies with Sargassum sp. beds elsewhere on the Brazilian coast (Almeida, 2007; Jacobucci et al ., 2006; Longo et al ., 2014).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even though gastropod densities presented some variation throughout the four sampling sites, the dominance of B. varium in all sites of Flamengo Bay was remarkable. Although this species often occurs in association with macrophytes, such high dominance levels are unusual, both in studies with other macrophyte species (Leite et al ., 2009; Creed & Kinupp, 2011; Barros & Rocha-Barreira, 2013; Zamprogno et al ., 2013; Queiroz & Dias, 2014; Duarte et al ., 2015; García et al ., 2015) and in studies with Sargassum sp. beds elsewhere on the Brazilian coast (Almeida, 2007; Jacobucci et al ., 2006; Longo et al ., 2014).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These vegetated environments change with their abiotic and biotic conditions. To deal with temporal variation, plants exhibit morphological plasticity to adapt or respond to environmental and climatic changes (Erftemeijer & Herman, 1994; Creed, 1999; Sordo et al , 2011; Barros & Rocha-Barreira, 2013, 2014). When the characteristics of a seagrass meadow change seasonally, its associated fauna also change qualitatively and quantitatively due to the specific characteristics of each faunal group and/or their association with the plants of the community (Rosa & Bemvenuti, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No presente estudo, o grupo dos moluscos também foi observado, tanto nas áreas vegetadas quanto não vegetadas. Embora tenha sido registrada uma baixa abundância, os moluscos compõem um grupo bastante comum nestes habitats e quase sempre estão diretamente relacionados às variações espaciais e sazonais das pradarias (Alves & Araújo, 1999;Barros et al, 2013a;Barros & Rocha-Barreira, 2013;Creed & Kinupp, 2011;Toyohara & Nakaoka, 1999) e à presença das plantas, quando comparados a ambientes desprovidos de vegetação (De Metrio et al, 1980;Rueda et al, 2009), com estudos confirmando o efeito de borda em ambientes com vegetação mais fechada (Vonk, et. Al., 2010).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…De um modo geral, todos os principais grupos de invertebrados marinhos estão associados a prados de angiospermas marinhas submersas (Barnes, 2017), com diferentes padrões na abundância e diversidade das assembleias faunísticas bentônicas, entre áreas vegetadas e não-vegetadas adjacentes (Barnes & Barnes, 2012;Do et al, 2011;Edgar, 1990;Nakaoka, 2005;Orth et al, 1984;Terrados & Borum, 2004) e curtas faixas de transição, onde a fauna se modifica em apenas 0,1 m, a partir da borda da pradaria (Barnes, 2017). Contudo, os padrões de distribuição vertical e sazonal da macrofauna bentônica nestes ecossistemas podem variar, especialmente em função dos efeitos do ambiente sobre o ecossistema (Barros & Rocha-Barreira, 2013; Barros et al, 2017;Edgar, 1990;Jernakoff & Nielsen, 1998;Nakaoka et al, 2001) e das interações entre espécies da fauna e entre espécies de angiospermas formadoras do prado (Nakaoka, 2005).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
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