Spatial and temporal variation in settlement and recruitment of the intertidal barnacle Semibalanus balanoides (L.) (Crustacea: Cirripedia) over a European scale

Jenkins, Stuart R.; Åberg, Per; Cervin, Gunnar; Coleman, Ross A.; Delany, Jane; Santina, P. Della; Hawkins, Stephen J.; LaCroix, E; Myers, Alan A.; Lindegarth, Mats; Power, Anne Marie; Roberts, M.F.; Hartnoll, Richard G.

doi:10.1016/s0022-0981(99)00121-5

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“…Semi-quantitative scale to measure abundance of barnacles. After Crisp & Southward (1958 (Crisp, 1959;Hawkins & Hartnoll, 1982;Jenkins et al, 2000;Kent et al, 2003), so clearances were made well in advance during January and February. New clearances in different areas of each shore were made in May, prior to the settlement of Chthamalus and Elminius modestus.…”

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Influence of recruitment and temperature on distribution of intertidal barnacles in the English Channel

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Many warm-water (Lusitanian) species reach their limits in the central English Channel, failing to penetrate to the North Sea. We re-surveyed the eastern limits of the Lusitanian intertidal barnacles Chthamalus montagui and C. stellatus, from 1994 to 2004, a decade of exceptionally high sea temperatures, and found range extensions on both sides of the Channel compared to the 1950s and 1970s. Annual recruitment of Chthamalus on the English coast was monitored. There was a consistent gradient of low recruitment to the east of Portland Bill, with significant reductions coinciding with prominent headlands. Highest recruitment occurred during the warmest years. Cluster analysis showed a high degree of similarity of annual recruitment within coastal cells suggesting that local processes are also important. In 1999 we compared recruitment in the other common intertidal barnacles, the boreal Semibalanus balanoides and the non-native Elminius modestus, with Chthamalus spp. All species showed low recruitment between Selsey Bill and Portland Bill, suggesting habitat limitations and/or hydrographic mechanisms. Annual recruitment of Chthamalus at existing limits on the Isle of Wight was positively correlated with the number of days of westerly and south-westerly winds during the summer, coinciding with the pelagic larval phase. A ‘pulse’ of high Chthamalus recruitment on the Isle of Wight, measured during the summer of 2000, reversed population decline. Only a higher frequency of such pulses will maintain populations at existing limits and increase the rate of range extension towards the North Sea. Such extension will be limited by lack of hard substrata, but proliferation of coastal defence schemes in recent years is increasing suitable habitat for barnacles.

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Influence of recruitment and temperature on distribution of intertidal barnacles in the English Channel

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“…Benedetti-Cecchi 2001, Fraschetti et al 2005; greater variance was expected at larger spatial scales if assemblages were mostly shaped by physical processes acting at relatively large scales, such as shoreline geomorphology or currents (e.g. Jenkins et al 2000, Broitman & Kinlan 2006. On a daily scale, we predicted a temporal decrease in EMPB biomass, due to behavioral and physiological defense mechanisms against increasing irradiance and desiccation or UV radiation.…”

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Spatio-temporal variability in Mediterranean rocky shore microphytobenthos

Maggi¹,

Rindi²,

Bello³

et al. 2017

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Knowledge of spatio-temporal variability of assemblages is the first step in identifying key factors affecting the abundance and distribution of organisms. Despite a long history of ecological studies on rocky intertidal habitats, there is still a lack of basic knowledge about the microphytobenthic components. We investigated the spatio-temporal variability of microphytobenthos in the northwest Mediterranean at multiple scales, including both seasonal and daily observations, as well as its composition. Spatial variability of microphytobenthic biomass varied significantly with season, with an increase in small-scale variance from cold to warm periods. Furthermore, during warmer months, small-scale variances (tens to hundreds of centimeters) were larger than large-scale components (tens to thousands of meters). These results suggest large spatiotemporal variation in the processes driving variation in microphytobenthic assemblages, including interactive effects among stressful abiotic conditions, substratum topography and grazing. In addition, observed variability on a daily scale suggested that microphytobenthos at the study site (dominated by cyanobacteria) might cope with stressful environmental conditions through both physiological and behavioral strategies at micro-spatial scales, including small movements within the substratum. Additional research on ecological and physiological aspects of rocky shore microphytobenthos is needed to better understand its role within interaction webs and primary productivity processes

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“…In particular, on rocky shores, where many benthic organisms have planktonic larval phases, larval settlement has been suggested to be a major factor regulating population structure (Underwood & Denley 1984, Underwood & Fairweather 1989, Caley et al 1996, Miron et al 1999, Menge 2000. Both settlement and recruitment in most benthic marine populations studied to date are highly variable at a number of temporal and spatial scales (Hawkins & Hartnoll 1982, Caffey 1985, Connell 1985, Satumanatpan et al 1999, Jenkins et al 2000, O'Riordan et al 2004, and therefore difficult to characterize and predict (Hyder et al 2001). Understanding this variability, however, is likely to provide insight into the processes that are most influential in determining the timing and intensity of settlement and recruitment.…”

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Spatially heterogeneous, synchronous settlement of Chthamalus spp. larvae in northern Baja California

Ladah¹,

Tapia²,

Pineda³

et al. 2005

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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We evaluated the spatial variability in barnacle settlement at scales of 10s to 100s of meters (among-sites: 300 m; within-site: 30 m) along 1 km of coastline in the Bay of Todos Santos, northern Baja California, Mexico. Settlement of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus spp. was monitored daily from April 1 to May 10, 2002, and thereafter every other day to September 18, 2002. Concurrently, temperature of the water column was measured every 15 min, and hourly wind speed and direction data were acquired from a nearby site. We identified 12 settlement pulses during our study, with all but 2 pulses showing significant differences in mean settlement at either or both spatial scales. Despite a high variability in numbers, settlement pulses were synchronous between sites. The occurrence of settlement pulses was significantly correlated with a rapid increase in the stratification of nearshore waters, but not correlated with sudden fluctuations in the direction of winds perpendicular to the shore. Sudden changes in the stratification of nearshore waters have been associated with the occurrence of internal tidal bores. Our results suggest that internal motions, more specifically internal tidal bores, could be an important mechanism for the onshore transport of larvae in the Bay of Todos Santos. KEY WORDS: Synchronous settlement · Spatial variability · Intertidal barnacle · Chthamalus · Baja CaliforniaResale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher

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Spatial and temporal variation in settlement and recruitment of the intertidal barnacle Semibalanus balanoides (L.) (Crustacea: Cirripedia) over a European scale

Cited by 130 publications

References 42 publications

Influence of recruitment and temperature on distribution of intertidal barnacles in the English Channel

Influence of recruitment and temperature on distribution of intertidal barnacles in the English Channel

Spatio-temporal variability in Mediterranean rocky shore microphytobenthos

Spatially heterogeneous, synchronous settlement of Chthamalus spp. larvae in northern Baja California

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