Determination of the burrow shapes of Cardisoma guanhumi on Vieques, Puerto Rico

Sample, Shannon; Albrecht, Marc

doi:10.12980/jclm.4.2016j5-245

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“…Only a few studies have shown the relationship between the OD and body weight of burrowing land species. Sample and Albrecht [ 27 ] reported a significant linear correlation between burrow diameter and biomass of the land crab Cardisoma guanhumi using the equation y = 32.17 + 21(x), where y = crab biomass (g) and x = burrow diameter (cm). Careel [ 26 ] reported that the burrow diameter of burrowing the wolf spiders Geolycosa xera archboldi and Geolycosa hubbelli was significantly correlated with their wet body mass, and recorded R 2 values of 0.97 and 0.95, respectively.…”

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“…In suspension feeders, the mean OD of Upogebia noronhensis accounted for 89% of the carapace length [ 24 ], and the mean OD represented 96% of the carapace length in Upogebia major [ 25 ]. Only a few studies have documented the relationship between OD and biomass for land species [ 26 , 27 ], but studies in marine species are limited.…”

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The Relationship between Burrow Opening Dimensions and Biomass of Intertidal Macroinvertebrates by Feeding Mode (Surface Deposit Feeders vs. Suspension Feeders)

Koo

Seo

Jang

2022

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Biomass and abundance are fundamental parameters in ecology, conservation biology, and environmental impact assessment. Distinguishing features, such as burrow openings and feeding pellets, made by different intertidal macroinvertebrate species on the surface are used as proxies to establish the abundance of intertidal macroinvertebrates. This study investigated the feasibility of estimating biomass from the burrow opening dimensions as a proxy. We analyzed the relationship between the burrow opening dimensions and body weights of intertidal macroinvertebrates and compared surface deposit feeders with suspension feeders. Regression analysis evaluated the relationship between burrow opening diameter, body size, and biomass. The diameters of surface deposit feeder burrow openings were significantly related to biomass, but this was not the case for suspension feeders. Our results indicate that burrow opening dimensions can be used as a proxy to estimate the biomass of surface deposit feeders. However, additional studies are needed to clarify further the relationship between the burrow opening diameter and biomass of the suspension feeders. This is a preliminary study to spatially quantify the biomass of intertidal macroinvertebrates by extracting the dimension of burrow openings from drone images through object detection tools.

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The Relationship between Burrow Opening Dimensions and Biomass of Intertidal Macroinvertebrates by Feeding Mode (Surface Deposit Feeders vs. Suspension Feeders)

Koo

Seo

Jang

2022

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“…Investigations into the effect of environmental variability on sediment-organism interactions have mostly been limited to two-dimensions 10 – 12 and methods to infer the three dimensional structure of burrow networks, such as burrow castings 13 , 14 and camera insertion 15 , are comparatively invasive 16 . More recently, the use of high-resolution micro-focus computed tomography (μ-CT) has been used to image, in three dimensions, individual organisms 17 , 18 , their behaviour 19 , and any associated biogenic structures 20 , allowing quantitative examination of burrow characteristics 21 .…”

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Computed tomography reconstructions of burrow networks for the Opheliid polychaete, Armandia cirrhosa

Howman,

Mavrogordato,

Alverez-Borges

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The morphology and architecture of structures formed by sediment-dwelling invertebrates, such as excavations or burrows, are often assumed to be characteristic of a given species, consistent across a range of environmental conditions, and used to categorise species contributions to ecosystem functioning. However, very few investigations use non-invasive high-resolution techniques capable of determining fine scale variations in burrow form and complexity, or consider whether or not the form of the burrow is context dependent. Here, we provide replicate high-resolution micro-focus computed tomography data for the complete burrow systems of the Opheliid polychaete, Armandia cirrhosa, across a range of salinity and habitat conditions. These data provide reference models which can be used by ecologists investigating intraspecific variation in species traits and organism-sediment interactions and, more generally, by those tasked with pattern and shape recognition of objects that are morphologically highly variable and which adjust their architecture with changing circumstance or context.

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The use of an endoscopic camera to estimate size of brachyuran crabs in burrows

Novais

Couto

Carvalho

2018

Journal of Crustacean Biology

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Determination of the burrow shapes of Cardisoma guanhumi on Vieques, Puerto Rico

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

The Relationship between Burrow Opening Dimensions and Biomass of Intertidal Macroinvertebrates by Feeding Mode (Surface Deposit Feeders vs. Suspension Feeders)

The Relationship between Burrow Opening Dimensions and Biomass of Intertidal Macroinvertebrates by Feeding Mode (Surface Deposit Feeders vs. Suspension Feeders)

Computed tomography reconstructions of burrow networks for the Opheliid polychaete, Armandia cirrhosa

The use of an endoscopic camera to estimate size of brachyuran crabs in burrows

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