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The role of wrack deposits for supralittoral arthropods: An example using Atlantic sandy beaches of Brazil and Spain
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Ruíz-Delgado, Mª Carmen Vieira, Jenyffer Vierheller Veloso, Valéria Gomes Reyes-Martínez, Mª José Sallorenzo, Ilana Azevedo Borzone, Carlos Alberto Sánchez-Moyano, Juan Emilio García, Francisco J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Wrack deposits, as accumulated detritus, are a common feature on beaches worldwide and significantly contribute to the shaping of supralittoral arthropod communities. The composition and relative age of upper-shore deposits influence the structure and taxonomic composition of invertebrate assemblages. Moreover, these influences may vary geographically, depending on the locally prevailing climatic and hydrodynamic conditions. The amount and composition of wrack deposits as well as community attributes (total density, species richness and diversity) were determined on sandy beaches in three distinct geographical regions: South (Parana) and Southeast (Rio de Janeiro) of Brazil and SW Spain. These parameters were compared between upper and lower wrack bands on each beach and between beaches in each region. Wrack deposits were composed of mangrove propagules in the Parana region, by macrophytes, dead invertebrates and macroalgae in Rio de Janeiro region and by seagrass and macroalgae in the SW Spain region. In all regions, the total amount of stranded wrack differed between beaches, but the amount accumulated between bands (i.e upper and lower band) was similar between beaches. Wrack bands shaped the density of common taxa (Talitridae, Tenebrionidae, and Staphylinidae), with consequences for community structures. This result could be due to their preference for specific microhabitats and food sources, which might differ according to the relative age of the wrack deposits. The results suggest that, independent of wrack composition, the distribution of wrack deposits in bands and their relative ages seems to play a role on the structure of supralittoral arthropod assemblages. |
| Starting Page | 61 |
| Ending Page | 71 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.11.016 |
| Volume Number | 136 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://personal.us.es/smoyano/Abstracts/2014_estuarine.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2013.11.016 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
