Temporal variation of the gammaridean fauna (Crustacea, Amphipoda) associated with the sponge Mycale angulosa (Porifera, Demospongiae) in southeastern Brazil

Costa, Mariana Fernandes de Britto; Mansur, Karine Ferreira Ribeiro; Leite, Fosca Pedini Pereira

doi:10.1590/s0104-64972015002312

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“…The composition and quantitative characteristics of the associated fauna are influenced by interannual (Khalaman & Naumov, 2009; Naumov et al ., 2009; Khalaman, 2013) and seasonal (Tokeshi, 1995; Adami et al ., 2004; Costa et al ., 2015; Dias et al ., 2015) fluctuations in the number of species comprising this fauna and by the population state of the engineering species, in particular, the ageing process of the population (Tsuchia & Nishihira, 1985, 1986; Khalaman, 1989; Günther, 1996; Büttger et al ., 2008).…”

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Comparative efficiency of Mytilus edulis as engineering species for shallow-water fouling communities on artificial structures in the White Sea

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Currently, there is little comparative data on ‘efficiency’ of different engineering species, i.e. species richness, density and biomass of the associated organisms that have been supported by engineering species. The use of fouling communities makes it possible to compare the efficiency of different engineering species under the same conditions, which is necessary to obtain correct estimates and difficult to do when studying natural bottom communities. In this study, we have analysed the fouling communities in four different mussel culture farms in the White Sea to test the following hypotheses. (1) Different engineering species (mussel Mytilus edulis, solitary ascidian Styela rustica, sponge Halichondria panicea) have different assemblages of the associated vagile fauna. (2) Mytilus edulis is the most efficient engineering species, i.e. species richness, species diversity, density and biomass of the associated vagile fauna is higher in the mussel communities than in those dominated by Styela rustica or Halichondria panicea. The first hypothesis was confirmed, while the second was rejected. In all the culture farms studied, all parameters of the mussel-associated vagile fauna were not higher and in most cases were even lower than those of the fauna associated with ascidians or sponges. The reason for this seems to be the very dense packing of mussels in patches. Therefore, Mytilus edulis is not the most efficient engineering species among fouling organisms, at least in the conditions of the subarctic White Sea. The data obtained are particularly important in view of the ever-increasing volume of anthropogenic substrate and fouling communities in coastal marine ecosystems.

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Comparative efficiency of Mytilus edulis as engineering species for shallow-water fouling communities on artificial structures in the White Sea

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Environmental shifts and their impact on sponge-associated macroinvertebrate communities in seagrass ecosystems

Briceño-Vera,

Ávila,

Rodríguez-Santiago

et al. 2024

Hydrobiologia

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This study aimed to assess the alterations in the community structure of macroinvertebrates associated with two seagrass-dwelling sponge species following a shift in the environmental conditions. Individuals of the sponge Amorphinopsis atlantica, whose optimal distribution is in areas exposed to wind-driven waves, were transplanted to a less exposed area and, contrarily, individuals of Haliclona implexiformis, whose optimal distribution is in less exposed areas, were transplanted to an exposed area. After 71 days, individuals of A. atlantica showed a decrease in the density (75.5%), family richness (29.8%), and diversity (22.2%) of associated macroinvertebrates regarding controls, whereas those of H. implexiformis showed an increase in the density (85.9%), family richness (57.7%), and diversity (20.8%). These changes were attributed to species turnover, recruitment of some associated taxa, and morphological changes in one of the host sponge species. In the exposed site, the associated communities were more influenced by the hydrodynamism and sedimentation rate, and in the protected site, by salinity and the concentrations of organic matter in surface sediments and the water column. Overall, this study highlights the complex interactions between environmental conditions and marine biodiversity, providing valuable data for the conservation and management of seagrass meadow ecosystems and their associated sponge communities.

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A Reciprocal Inter-habitat Transplant Reveals Changes in the Assemblage Structure of Macroinvertebrates Associated with the Sponge Halichondria melanadocia

Ávila

Briceño-Vera

2017

Estuaries and Coasts

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Temporal variation of the gammaridean fauna (Crustacea, Amphipoda) associated with the sponge Mycale angulosa (Porifera, Demospongiae) in southeastern Brazil

Cited by 10 publications

References 42 publications

Comparative efficiency of Mytilus edulis as engineering species for shallow-water fouling communities on artificial structures in the White Sea

Comparative efficiency of Mytilus edulis as engineering species for shallow-water fouling communities on artificial structures in the White Sea

Environmental shifts and their impact on sponge-associated macroinvertebrate communities in seagrass ecosystems

A Reciprocal Inter-habitat Transplant Reveals Changes in the Assemblage Structure of Macroinvertebrates Associated with the Sponge Halichondria melanadocia

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