Polychaete Vertical Zonation along a Littoral Cliff in the Western Méditerranean

Abbiati, Marco; Bianchi, C. N.; Castelli, Alberto

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.1987.tb00173.x

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“…I tested the hypothesis that syllid distribution related significantly to the abundance of dominant, habitat-forming macrobenthic species, such as the articulated coralline alga Amphiroa sp., which was dominant at 1.5 m depth. Unexpectedly, I found no significant relationship between this alga and syllid distribution, in contrast to observations elsewhere (Abbiati et al 1987, Serrano et al 2006. Geography and habitat dissimilarity might be at the base of the differences between the present study and that of Serrano et al (2006), who concluded that variation in abundance of habitat-forming taxa is one of the most important factors influencing the distribution of Syllidae along the Atlantic Iberian coast.…”

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“…Syllid species composition, however, appears almost unrelated to algal cover, suggesting the absence of habitat-specific associations (Giangrande et al 2003). In general, it is suggested that the Syllidae should be abundant wherever a 3-dimensional substrate provides suitable microhabitats for settlement (Abbiati et al 1987, Giangrande 1988.…”

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Ecology and diversity of Mediterranean hard-bottom Syllidae (Annelida): a community-level approach

Musco¹

2012

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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The Syllidae are geographically widespread polychaetes, particularly diverse and abundant on marine hard bottoms and in seagrass meadows. Hydrodynamics, habitat complexity and biological traits are hypothesized to influence syllid bathymetric distribution. Little is known about the consistency of, or variation in, horizontal distribution patterns with varying depth. I analyzed hard-bottom Syllidae at 2 depths (1.5 and 5 m) at the scale of 1000s of metres, located around the Torre Guaceto marine protected area (MPA) (SE Italy) in order to (1) quantify syllid diversity and abundance, (2) describe their distribution pattern and (3) identify potentially important factors influencing their distribution. The Syllidae were dominant and highly diverse, and new biogeographic records were reported. Horizontal distribution patterns changed with depth, being more variable at 1.5 than 5 m. The presence of the MPA had little effect on alongshore variation in individual species abundance and assemblage structure. Contrary to expectations, there was no consistent relationship between Syllidae distribution and habitat-forming algal species. In contrast, syllid abundance varied with that of other invertebrates, suggesting that future research should focus on the role of interspecific interactions in syllid ecology. Syllidae are a highly diversified and widespread taxon that deserves special attention when analyzing biodiversity patterns of hard-bottom benthic communities.

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confidence: 85%

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Ecology and diversity of Mediterranean hard-bottom Syllidae (Annelida): a community-level approach

Musco¹

2012

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…Syllids require spatial structures at microhabitat level not at macrohabitat level (Abbiati et al, 1987;Giangrande, 1988), this producing a high faunal homogeneity between habitats according to several workers (e.g. Cognetti, 1957;Giangrande, 1988;López and Viéitez, 1999;Tena et al, 2000).…”

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Ecology of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from shallow rocky environments in the Cantabrian Sea (South Bay of Biscay)

Serrano¹,

Martín²,

López³

2006

Sci. Mar.

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“…Algal communities with their high structural complexity are important biotopes for zoobenthos, and the form of the pilot alga directly influences the macrobenthic community structure (Abbiati et al 1987;Giangrande 1988;Krapp-Schickel 1993;Chemello and Milazzo 2002;Fraschetti et al 2002;Antoniadou et al 2004). Polychaetes are among the most abundant taxa on hard bottoms, usually comprising over one-third of the richness both the species and the numerical abundance (Giangrande et al 2003;Chintiroglou et al 2004;Antoniadou et al 2004).…”

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Trophic relationships of polychaetes associated with different algal growth forms

Antoniadou

Chintiroglou

2005

Helgol Mar Res

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The trophic relations of the polychaete species associated with four different algal growth forms (filamentous, fan-shaped, bush-like and encrusting) were studied in the North Aegean Sea. Samples for the spatial analysis were collected in summer with a quadrate sampler (400 cm 2 ) at a depth range of 15-40 m. Filamentous and encrusting forms were also seasonally sampled in order to detect the temporal changes. A total of 5,494 individuals belonging to 79 species were classified to 12 feeding guilds, considering the type of food, the feeding apparatus and the motility patterns involved. Carnivores dominated, followed by herbivores and filter-feeders, among all the algal forms studied, excepting the fan-shaped form where filter-feeders prevailed mainly due to a massive recruitment of spirorbids. With respect to the abundance of the various feeding guilds, filamentous and fan-shaped forms discriminated, whereas bush-like and encrusting forms showed high similarity. The occurrence of polychaete feeding guilds among both filamentous and encrusting forms showed seasonal changes, with summer and spring samples, respectively, discriminating. The results of the trophic group analysis conformed to previous information provided by a taxon composition analysis of the dominated by the same algae communities. However, a functional study can give additional information and is thus a useful tool for the study of hard bottom communities.

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Polychaete Vertical Zonation along a Littoral Cliff in the Western Méditerranean

Cited by 61 publications

References 7 publications

Ecology and diversity of Mediterranean hard-bottom Syllidae (Annelida): a community-level approach

Ecology and diversity of Mediterranean hard-bottom Syllidae (Annelida): a community-level approach

Ecology of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from shallow rocky environments in the Cantabrian Sea (South Bay of Biscay)

Trophic relationships of polychaetes associated with different algal growth forms

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