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Fertilization success and recruitment of dioecious and hermaphroditic fucoid seaweeds with contrasting distributions near their southern limit
| dc.contributor.author | Ladah, Lydia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bermudez, R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pearson, G. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serrão, Ester | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-02T15:02:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-02T15:02:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2014-05-21T14:04:10Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Near its southern limit in the Northeastern Atlantic, the dioecious brown alga Fucus vesiculosus is absent from the exposed coast yet it is abundant in estuaries and coastal lagoons. In contrast, the phylogenetically and ecologically related hermaphroditic species F. sp iralis occurs along the open coast, though often in low abundance. We hypothesized that the absence of F.vesiculosus from exposed shores near its southern limit was due to reduced external fertilization success, as its gametes may be diluted beyond the level required for successful fertilization, in contrast with its her- maphroditic, self-compatible congener. To test this hypothesis, individuals of both species were transplanted to 3 exposed sites near their southern limit in the Northeastern Atlantic. Egg settlement and fertilization success (% of eggs fertilized) were evaluated daily during the main reproductive season. Recruitment was evaluated at the end of the reproductive season, and recruit mortality was evaluated using outplants of laboratory-cultured embryos. On the exposed shores near their southern limit, transplanted adults of both species survived and released eggs, and fertilization success was unexpectedly high. However, recruitment and recruit survivorship of F. vesiculosus was significantlylower than F.spiralis. Our results suggest that F.vesiculosus is restricted to low water-motion environments because of recruitment failure and recruit mortality on exposed bare shores near its south-ern limit, and not because of inability to fertilize eggs in turbulent environments. This study does not support our hypothesis of a role for dioecy/hermaphroditism in explaining the distribution of exter-nally fertilizing marine organisms in high water-motion environments. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ladah, L.B.; Bermudez, R.; Pearson, G.A.; Serrão, E.A.Fertilization success and recruitment of dioecious and hermaphroditic fucoid seaweeds with contrasting distributions near their southern limit, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 262, Nov. 2003, 173-183, 2003. | por |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps262173 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0171-8630 | |
| dc.identifier.other | AUT: ESE00527; | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4147 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Inter Research | por |
| dc.relation | Signals for gamete release by intertidal species with external fertilization | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2003/262/m262p173.pdf | por |
| dc.subject | Reproductive ecology | por |
| dc.subject | Mating system | por |
| dc.subject | Gamete release | por |
| dc.subject | Post-settlement mortality | por |
| dc.subject | Fucus | por |
| dc.subject | Recruitment | por |
| dc.subject | External fertilization | por |
| dc.subject | Brown algae | por |
| dc.subject | Distributional limits | por |
| dc.title | Fertilization success and recruitment of dioecious and hermaphroditic fucoid seaweeds with contrasting distributions near their southern limit | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Signals for gamete release by intertidal species with external fertilization | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/POCTI%2FBSE%2F39431%2F2001/PT | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 183 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 173 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Marine Ecology Progress Series | por |
| oaire.citation.volume | 262 | por |
| oaire.fundingStream | POCI | |
| person.familyName | Ladah | |
| person.familyName | Pearson | |
| person.familyName | Serrao | |
| person.givenName | Lydia | |
| person.givenName | Gareth Anthony | |
| person.givenName | Ester A. | |
| person.identifier | 113536 | |
| person.identifier | C-6686-2012 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 4B16-1B2C-1B7D | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 3315-9919-1A52 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 5B13-B26E-B1EC | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-4009-4817 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-0768-464X | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-1316-658X | |
| person.identifier.rid | J-3911-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 6507245595 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 55916875600 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 7004093604 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |
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