Spatial-temporal patterns of fish and macroinvertebrate communities in sandy beach surf zones: Short and medium-term variations

Gutiérrez-Martínez, M.; Muñoz‐Lechuga, Rubén; Rodríguez‐García, Carlos; Sanz‐Fernández, Víctor; Cabrera-Castro, Remedios

doi:10.1016/j.seares.2020.101993

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“…There was a higher number of specimens, both 0+ and 1+ years old, at night than during the day. Gutiérrez‐Martínez et al (2021) found no significant differences in the abundance of the species based on the time of the day. In studies conducted on its congener Trachinotus carolinus , there are disparate results, with some authors finding higher abundances during the day (Contente et al, 2023; Ross et al, 1987) and others at night (Félix‐Hackradt et al, 2010).…”

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“…In the size distribution, it was observed that the most frequent sizes were between 11 and 15 cm TL and between 1 and 5 cm TL. Gutiérrez-Martínez et al (2021) found that the most abundant sizes in the surf zones of the Gulf of Cádiz in August and September were between 1.5 and 6.5 cm (SL), with these sizes increasing in the subsequent months, noting that the pompano uses these beaches throughout the year to develop and grow, which could be the reason that explains the two main size groups in our work, being 1-5 cm captured in the summer months and 11-15 cm in the rest of the year, as a result of the growth of these new recruits, being from 15 cm The results show that the 0+ and 1+ age classes were predominant among the captured specimens, together representing approximately 97% of the total individuals, with significant differences in age classes between the time of the day and the seasons of the year.…”

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“…The area extending from the wave-breaking zone to the coastline is known as the surf zone (Suda et al, 2002), though its width can vary based on the specific morphology of the beach in question (Gutiérrez-Martínez et al, 2021). In these zones, juvenile fish of various species find both nourishment and shelter.…”

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A life in the surf zone: Age and feeding habits of the pompano (Trachinotus ovatus, Linnaeus, 1758) on the beaches of the Gulf of Cádiz (south‐west Iberian Peninsula)

Rodríguez‐García,

Abad‐Rodríguez,

López‐Báez

et al. 2024

Journal of Fish Biology

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Surf zones are crucial habitats for many fish species, where they spend the initial stages of their lives, finding food and shelter. One such species is the pompano (Trachinotus ovatus). The aim of this study was to examine the age and diet of the pompano within the surf zone, along with any potential variations in the environment. The average size of the specimens was 10.61 ± 4.91 cm. The length–weight relationship was total weight (TW) = 0.0136*total length (TL)2.8512 (parameter a: 95% C.I.: 0.0130–0.0142 and parameter b: 95% C.I.: 2.8318–2.8705). The most abundant age classes were 0+ and 1+, making up 97% of the captured specimens, with significant differences in the abundance of age classes depending on the time of the day and season. The pompano primarily fed on clupeiforms, copepods, and mysids, with significant variations in diet based on the time of the day, season, and size of the specimens. This study contributes new information about the use of the surf zone by T. ovatus in its early years of life, underscoring the importance of these areas and their role as an additional ecosystem service.

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A life in the surf zone: Age and feeding habits of the pompano (Trachinotus ovatus, Linnaeus, 1758) on the beaches of the Gulf of Cádiz (south‐west Iberian Peninsula)

Rodríguez‐García,

Abad‐Rodríguez,

López‐Báez

et al. 2024

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“…Although eDNA and BRUV surveys hold promise for monitoring surf zone habitats, evaluating how well these methods perform compared to traditional seine surveys and each other is a crucial information gap [27,74,75]; to date, only two studies [73,76] employed eDNA to assess fish biodiversity in surf zones habitats. To address this gap, we compared the ability of seine, BRUV, and eDNA methods to describe surf zone fish communities using a series of surveys where we simultaneously employed all three methodologies at 18 open coast surf zones associated with beaches in southern California.…”

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Scoping the Line Up: A Comparison of Biomonitoring Methodologies for Surf Zone Fish Communities

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Koch

Schooler

et al. 2021

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Surf zones are highly dynamic marine ecosystems that are subject to increasing anthropogenic and climatic pressures, posing multiple challenges for biomonitoring. Traditional methods such as seines and hook and line surveys are often labor intensive, taxonomically biased, and can be physically hazardous. Emerging techniques, such as baited remote underwater video (BRUV) and environmental DNA (eDNA) are promising nondestructive tools for assessing marine biodiversity in surf zones of sandy beaches. Here we compare the relative performance of beach seines, BRUV, and eDNA in characterizing community composition of bony (teleost) and cartilaginous (elasmobranch) fishes of surf zones at 18 open coast sandy beaches in southern California. Seine and BRUV surveys captured overlapping, but distinct fish communities with 50% (18/36) of detected species shared. BRUV surveys more frequently detected larger species (e.g. sharks and rays) while seines more frequently detected one of the most abundant species, barred surfperch (Amphistichus argenteus). In contrast, eDNA metabarcoding captured 83.3% (30/36) of all fishes observed in seine and BRUV surveys plus 59 additional species, including 13 that frequent surf zone habitats. eDNA approaches showed significantly higher sensitivity than seine and BRUV methods and more consistently detected 29 of the 30 (96.7%) jointly observed species across beaches. The six species detected by BRUV/seines, but not eDNA either lacked reference sequences, were only resolved at higher taxonomic ranks (e.g. Embiotocidae surfperches), or were detected below occupancy thresholds. Low site-species overlap between methods limited comparisons of richness and abundance estimates, highlighting the challenge of comparing biomonitoring approaches. Despite potential for improvement, results overall demonstrate that eDNA can provide a cost-effective tool for long-term surf zone monitoring that complements data from seine and BRUV surveys, allowing more comprehensive surveys of vertebrate diversity in surf zone habitats.

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Ecomorphological Relationships and Dissimilarities of Engraulidae Juveniles in a Brazilian Tropical Surf-Zone Environment

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Severi

2024

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Spatial-temporal patterns of fish and macroinvertebrate communities in sandy beach surf zones: Short and medium-term variations

Cited by 8 publications

References 59 publications

A life in the surf zone: Age and feeding habits of the pompano (Trachinotus ovatus, Linnaeus, 1758) on the beaches of the Gulf of Cádiz (south‐west Iberian Peninsula)

A life in the surf zone: Age and feeding habits of the pompano (Trachinotus ovatus, Linnaeus, 1758) on the beaches of the Gulf of Cádiz (south‐west Iberian Peninsula)

Scoping the Line Up: A Comparison of Biomonitoring Methodologies for Surf Zone Fish Communities

Ecomorphological Relationships and Dissimilarities of Engraulidae Juveniles in a Brazilian Tropical Surf-Zone Environment

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