Selective foraging of Aratus pisonii (Arthropoda: Sesarmidae) on mangrove leaves in laboratory experiments

Miranda, José F.; Mendoza‐Carranza, Manuel; Sánchez, Alberto J.; Barba, Everardo

doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2016.12.012

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“…The difference of δ 15 N between the plants (medium value among the tree species RM, LA and AV) and CR (primary consumer) was 3.5‰ in Santa Cruz and 9.4‰ in Vitória Bay, which suggests that the sampled plants consumed by the Vitória Bay crabs may be mixed with sediment that has a higher δ 15 N value as this crab species is a restrictive leaffeeder (Miranda et al, 2017;Rabelo et al, 2009;Yeager et al, 2016). The isotope differences between the crab and fish were 8.5‰ in Santa Cruz and 3.6‰ in Vitória Bay suggesting that in this site the crabs were potentially the key food source for the fish, whereas in Santa Cruz this was not the case, and the shrimp was the main food source as has previously been reported for this species (Cerqueira and Tsuzuki, 2009).…”

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Interrogating pollution sources in a mangrove food web using multiple stable isotopes

Souza

Arrivabene

Craig

et al. 2018

Science of The Total Environment

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Anthropogenic activities including metal contamination create well-known problems in coastal mangrove ecosystems but understanding and linking specific pollution sources to distinct trophic levels within these environments is challenging. This study evaluated anthropogenic impacts on two contrasting mangrove food webs, by using stable isotopes (δC, δN, Sr/Sr, Pb/Pb and Pb/Pb) measured in sediments, mangrove trees (Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia schaueriana), plankton, shrimps (Macrobranchium sp.), crabs (Aratus sp.), oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae) and fish (Centropomus parallelus) from both areas. Strontium and Pb isotopes were also analysed in water and atmospheric particulate matter (PM). δN indicated that crab, shrimp and oyster are at intermediate levels within the local food web and fish, in this case C. parallelus, was confirmed at the highest trophic level. δN also indicates different anthropogenic pressures between both estuaries; Vitória Bay, close to intensive human activities, showed higher δN across the food web, apparently influenced by sewage. The ratioSr/Sr showed the primary influence of marine water throughout the entire food web. Pb isotope ratios suggest that PM is primarily influenced by metallurgical activities, with some secondary influence on mangrove plants and crabs sampled in the area adjacent to the smelting works. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the effect of anthropogenic pollution (probable sewage pollution) on the isotopic fingerprint of estuarine-mangrove systems located close to a city compared to less impacted estuarine mangroves. The influence of industrial metallurgical activity detected using Pb isotopic analysis of PM and mangrove plants close to such an impacted area is also notable and illustrates the value of isotopic analysis in tracing the impact and species affected by atmospheric pollution.

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Section: Trophic Relationshipsmentioning

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Interrogating pollution sources in a mangrove food web using multiple stable isotopes

Souza

Arrivabene

Craig

et al. 2018

Science of The Total Environment

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“…The interaction between mangroves and their herbivores is an ecological process that also drives evolutionary changes of organic compounds that play a role in plant defense and the corresponding adaptations to these toxins by its consumers (Cannicci et al, 2008; Feller et al, 2007; Herrera et al, 2007; Kandil et al, 2004; Lacerda et al, 1986; Robertson, 1991; Silva et al, 2017; Tong et al, 2006). The consequences of herbivory between the interacting species in mangrove ecosystems have been explored in natural systems (Duke, 2002; Feller et al, 2013; Lee, 1999; Menezes & Piexoto, 2009) and under laboratory conditions (Elster et al, 1999; Menezes & Piexoto, 2009; Miranda et al, 2017). Implications at individual, population, and community levels influence abundance, phenotypic traits, and genotypes of interacting species (Cannicci et al, 2008; Erickson et al, 2012; Feller, 2002; Feller & Chamberlain, 2007; Lee, 1999; Offenberg et al, 2004; Santos et al, 2013; Sato, 2018; Silva et al, 2017).…”

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“…Crabs, mollusks, and insects are the most important herbivores of mangrove forests, usually feeding on leaves, flowers, and propagules. Damages commonly visible on fresh leaves are holes, marginal bites, spots, galls, foliar laminar scrapes, tissue mines, twisted and rolled leaves, and necrosis (Cannicci et al, 2008; Erickson et al, 2012, Erickson et al, 2004; Feller et al, 2013; Kabir et al, 2014; Menezes & Piexoto, 2009; Miranda et al, 2017; Silva et al, 2015). Defoliation impacts by leaf‐feeding insects are usually a quantification of missing leaf area.…”

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First report of Avicennia germinans (Acanthaceae) as a larval host of Junonia litoralis (Nymphalidae) causing higher foliar damage in seedlings than trees

Zamora‐Tovar

Fierro‐Cabo

Lindig‐Cisneros

et al. 2022

Plant Species Biology

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Herbivory is considered an important biotic interaction in mangroves. Nevertheless, detailed information on specific plant–herbivore interactions that might have considerable influence in ecological and evolutionary processes is still very poor and fragmented. Herbivory damage was quantified during December 2015 in seedlings and trees in monospecific stands of Avicennia germinans in Laguna Madre of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The use of this mangrove species as a larval host is well documented; however, this is the first report for Junonia litoralis. These lepidopteran larvae consumed, on average, 10.2% of the leaf area; but herbivory was higher on seedlings (mean 15%) than on trees (mean 2.3%). These values are comparable to estimations of 10% mean herbivory damage in other field studies. This indicates that herbivores cause greater damage in seedlings than in trees. Herbivore activity by J. litoralis only occurred in A. germinans and did not affect associated herbs or shrubs of other species. The close interaction between J. litoralis and A. germinans may have profound implications for ecological and evolutionary processes of mangroves and enables a better understanding of ecosystem function and its conservation. Further studies are needed to investigate such interactions and their implications including long‐term monitoring of interstitial salinity and leaf chemistry at different stages of growth and maturity of the host species.

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Litterfall Production and Decomposition in Tropical and Subtropical Mangroves: Research Trends and Interacting Effects of Biophysical, Chemical, and Anthropogenic Factors

Hernandez,

Park

2024

Wetlands

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Selective foraging of Aratus pisonii (Arthropoda: Sesarmidae) on mangrove leaves in laboratory experiments

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Interrogating pollution sources in a mangrove food web using multiple stable isotopes

Interrogating pollution sources in a mangrove food web using multiple stable isotopes

First report of Avicennia germinans (Acanthaceae) as a larval host of Junonia litoralis (Nymphalidae) causing higher foliar damage in seedlings than trees

Litterfall Production and Decomposition in Tropical and Subtropical Mangroves: Research Trends and Interacting Effects of Biophysical, Chemical, and Anthropogenic Factors

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