Successional patterns of hard-bottom macrobenthic communities at kelp bed (Lessonia trabeculata) and barren ground sublittoral systems

Uribe, Roberto A.; Ortiz, Marco; Macaya, Erasmo C.; Pacheco, Aldo S.

doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2015.08.002

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“…These patterns were related to the age of the fish. Therefore, we provide support for the idea that the ecological theory of succession extensively described for freeliving communities (Clarke et al 1993;Wahl et al 2013;Uribe et al 2015;Guerra-Castro & Cruz-Motta, 2018) also applies for parasite communities as well, highlighting the robustness of this theory in ecology.…”

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Testing for deterministic succession in metazoan parasite communities of marine fish

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Parasite communities are similar to free‐living communities; decay of similarity over geographic distance, theory of island biogeography, species–area relationships and nestedness have been documented in both communities. Ecological succession has been studied in free‐living communities but has rarely been examined in parasite communities. We use seriation with replication to test the hypothesis that succession of parasite community structure is deterministic, thus developing throughout consecutive changes along the fish ontogeny, via a seriated pattern. 12 306 marine fishes (95 species) were studied. In 40 species, a seriated pattern was detected; 25 had a tendency towards a seriated pattern, and for 31 species, succession was at random. Age‐classes for each host species explained deterministic successional patterns for whole parasite communities and ectoparasites. Richness and number of age‐classes explained this pattern for endoparasites. Seriated successional pattern was evident for parasite communities of long‐lived marine fish, indicating that parasite communities follow sequential changes over time, like many free‐living communities.

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“…One of the main studies carried out after installing an artificial reef is into the process of ecological succession by benthic organisms that colonise the structure (González-Duarte et al 2018, Herbert et al 2017, Navarro-Barranco et al 2015, Sen et al 2014, Uribe et al 2015, Perkol-Finkel & Benayahu 2005. Several studies suggest that during ecological succession in marine environments on this type of structure, the stages of succession can be identified based on the pattern of development of the communities that settle on the surface (Balqadi et al 2018, Liu et al 2017, Vergara et al 2016, Lozano-Cortés & Zapata 2014, Salta et al 2013, Sweet et al 2011, Keough 1998.…”

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“…Ecological succession is defined in general as the perturbation of a specific area leading to changes in habitat and community, occurring either naturally or by human action (Herbert et al 2017, Uribe et al 2015, Vas-Pinto 2014. Several studies suggest that different stages can be identified in the process based on the development of communities settling on the surface (Balqadi et al 2018, Liu et al 2017, Vergara et al 2016, Lozano-Cortés & Zapata 2014, Salta et al 2013, Sweet et al 2011, Keough 1998.…”

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Ecological succession of benthic organisms on niche-type artificial reefs

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As part of efforts to restore fishery resources and recover damaged coastal ecosystems, artificial reefs are often anchored on the seafloor in coastal zones, to provide new habitats for marine organisms. The aim of the study was to describe the structure of a community of benthic invertebrates colonising a niche-type artificial reef (AATN in Spanish). Nine structures were anchored at depths of 16 ± 1.5 m for 99 weeks (22 months) in the Area of Benthic Resource Management and Exploitation (AMERB) in coastal waters of the Region of Bio Bio, Chile. The results showed that, at 3 months from submersion of the NTAR, much of the artificial substrate remained bare and there were only low levels of specimens of Balanus sp. barnacles, showing mean coverage of 11.26%, and even lower proportions of Rhodophyta, with mean coverage of 0.34%. At 6 months, the presence of hydrozoans was seen, decreasing the coverage of the barnacles, which was aided further at 8 months with the arrival of barnacle predatory invertebrates. At 8 months, new benthic invertebrates appeared and competed for the substrate. These included sponges and algae. At 99 weeks, the hydrozoans dominated the substrate, followed by barnacles and Rhodophyta, the first colonising organisms, leading to colonisation by motile macro-invertebrates, mainly consisting of crustaceans, echinoderms and molluscs. The AATN artificial system provides an ideal substrate for the development of early ecological succession and the use of this technology should be feasible in the recovery process of habitat damaged by anthropogenic actions and climate change.

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“…We applied the non-parametric and two-way crossed permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) considering the period of application of our questionnaire (initial and final) and gender as fixed factors. PERMANOVA is robust for non-normal distributions and univariate analysis applied to Euclidean distance matrices (Anderson et al, 2008;Uribe et al, 2015). The critical level (α) was set at 95% of confidence interval (α = 0.05).…”

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University Extension and Informal Education: Useful Tools for Bottom-Up Ocean and Coastal Literacy of Primary School Children in Brazil

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Successional patterns of hard-bottom macrobenthic communities at kelp bed (Lessonia trabeculata) and barren ground sublittoral systems

Cited by 31 publications

References 55 publications

Testing for deterministic succession in metazoan parasite communities of marine fish

Testing for deterministic succession in metazoan parasite communities of marine fish

Ecological succession of benthic organisms on niche-type artificial reefs

University Extension and Informal Education: Useful Tools for Bottom-Up Ocean and Coastal Literacy of Primary School Children in Brazil

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