2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252010000100020
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Abstract: Mangrove and seagrass habitats are important components of tropical coastal zones worldwide, and are conspicuous habitats of Centla Wetland Biosphere Reserve (CWBR) in Tabasco, Mexico. In this study, we examine food webs in mangrove-and seagrass-dominated habitats of CWBR using stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen. Our objective was to identify the importance of carbon derived from mangroves and seagrasses to secondary production of aquatic consumers in this poorly studied conservation area. Carbon and… Show more

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“…Fish specimens from HL pond also fed primarily on mangrove invertebrates despite channel access to adjacent seagrass beds. These findings are consistent with those of Lugendo et al (2007) and Mendoza-Carranza et al (2010), who highlighted that aquatic consumers from mangrove creeks rely more on mangrove-derived organic matter due to limited access to nearby coastal habitats. In summary, our dietary and isotopic study corroborates the opportunistic carnivorous diet and highlights the importance of mangrove food sources in the diet of juveniles of C. urophthalmus.…”
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confidence: 93%
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“…Fish specimens from HL pond also fed primarily on mangrove invertebrates despite channel access to adjacent seagrass beds. These findings are consistent with those of Lugendo et al (2007) and Mendoza-Carranza et al (2010), who highlighted that aquatic consumers from mangrove creeks rely more on mangrove-derived organic matter due to limited access to nearby coastal habitats. In summary, our dietary and isotopic study corroborates the opportunistic carnivorous diet and highlights the importance of mangrove food sources in the diet of juveniles of C. urophthalmus.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…The interior areas of mangrove systems (such as ponds and creeks) have received less scientific scrutiny in the Caribbean than exterior mangroves, but they are not less important when evaluating the role of mangroves as fish feeding grounds (Lugendo et al, 2007;Mendoza-Carranza et al, 2010) or secondary production in the fish community (Valentine-Rose et al, 2007). In these mangrove creeks or ponds, aquatic consumers are expected to rely more on in situ organic matter (i.e., mangrove food resources) due to lower connectivity between mangroves and adjacent coastal habitats (MendozaCarranza et al, 2010).…”
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“…The high number of species associated with V. americana that was recorded in this study and other studies carried out in the BRPC (Mendoza-Carranza et al, 2010;Macossay et al, 2011;Sánchez et al, 2012) emphasizes the importance of the V. americana patches, that occupy less than 1% of the substrate of the permanent aquatic ecosystems (Sánchez et al, 2007). Among the molluscs that were collected, most of the species of the Hydrobiidae family are recorded as herbivorous (Hershler & Thompson, 1992) and Neritina reclivata is a microphage with a distribution associated with SAV (as examples, García-Cubas et al, 1990;Lane, 1991).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 66%
“…The record of 53 species of macrofauna associated with SAV in this study was greater than those published for other similar ecosystems with structured habitats (Vega-Cendejas, 2004;Bogut et al, 2007;Quiroz et al, 2007). One species, the omnivorous fish Microdesmus longipinnis, was not recorded previously by Reséndez and Salvadores (2000), Mendoza-Carranza et al (2010), Macossay et al (2011.…”
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confidence: 79%
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