Artículo
Assessing sandy beach macrofaunal assemblages across geographically diverse morphodynamic environments
Fecha de publicación:
04/2024
Editorial:
Elsevier
Revista:
Marine Environmental Research
ISSN:
0141-1136
Idioma:
Inglés
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Artículo publicado
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Resumen
While the physical characteristics of sandy beaches play a significant role in shaping the macrofaunal community features through morphodynamics, regional environmental factors may also account for deviations from the expected patterns. Here, we assess the concurrent effects of local morphodynamic factors and regional variables, such as sea surface temperature (SST), salinity, and chlorophyll-a (chl-a), on species richness and abundance of intertidal macrofaunal assemblages in four sandy beaches located along the estuarine gradient generated by the Río de la Plata (RdlP) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Species richness was higher in dissipative beaches compared to intermediate ones, consistent with the predictions of the Swash Exclusion Hypothesis. However, this trend was not observed for total abundance, which significantly increased with chl-a. Both local and regional-scale environmental factors, such as salinity and chl-a, proved to be significant predictors in the arrangement of these communities. These results further support previous findings that highlight the critical role of the estuarine gradient of the RdlP in shaping life-history traits, population structure, and abundance of the resident intertidal macrofauna at both local and regional scales. The study underscores the importance of integrating environmental factors operating at different spatial scales to decipher community patterns in these physically-controlled environments.
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Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS
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Risoli, María Cielo; Yusseppone, Maria Soledad; Defeo, O.; Lomovasky, Betina Judith; Assessing sandy beach macrofaunal assemblages across geographically diverse morphodynamic environments; Elsevier; Marine Environmental Research; 196; 106407; 4-2024; 1-16
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