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Use of different intertidal habitats by faunal communities in a temperate coastal lagoon

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dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, C.
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, R.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, M.
dc.contributor.authorBentes, L.
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, P.
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, J.
dc.contributor.authorErzini, Karim
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, J. M. S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-14T16:22:31Z
dc.date.available2016-12-14T16:22:31Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe faunal communities of four intertidal habitats namely sand, mud, seagrass (Zostera noltii) and seagrass patches (mixSM) of a temperate coastal lagoon, Ria Formosa (southern Portugal), were sampled. A total of 47 species were taken in 428 bottomless drop sampler samples, with the highest number of species and the more commonly occurring species belonging to the Mollusca phylum. The dominance of these gastropod species underlines the importance of the grazing food chain in these habitats. Bittium reticulatum was the most abundant species, being especially abundant in the seagrass habitat. The most frequent and highest biomass species in the community was Carcinus maenas, a predator that makes use of the available resources and that is adapted to the highly variable intertidal environment. Pomatoschistus microps was the most abundant fish species, with highest densities in the mud habitat, which demonstrates an ability to occupy a low depth area. The seagrass; habitat had the highest diversity, abundance and biomass, followed by the mixSM habitat and was different from all the others. Assemblages were highly influenced by the presence of vegetation, providing forage and refuge from predation. A well defined summer group was identified in all habitats. These results highlight the importance of seagrass beds and the idea that their decrease implies the decrease of lagoon production through the impoverishment of the trophic structure of the lagoon. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecss.2008.08.017
dc.identifier.issn0272-7714
dc.identifier.otherAUT: KER00534; JGO02808;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8845
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.titleUse of different intertidal habitats by faunal communities in a temperate coastal lagoon
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oaire.citation.endPage364
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage357
oaire.citation.titleEstuarine Coastal And Shelf Science
oaire.citation.volume80
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