The influence of allochthonous macroalgae on the fish communities of tropical sandy beaches

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dc.contributor.authorAndrades, Ryan
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Marcelo Paes
dc.contributor.authorPereira-Filho, Guilherme Henrique [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorSouza-Filho, Jesser Fidelis de
dc.contributor.authorAlbuquerque, Cristiano Queiroz de
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Agnaldo Silva
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Espirito Santo
dc.contributor.institutionInst Fed Educ Ciencia & Tecnol Espirito Santo
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T14:37:15Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T14:37:15Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-01
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluates the hypothesis that detached macroalgae (drift algae) influence the structure of fish communities in the surf-zones of two tropical sandy beaches from the central coast of Brazil. Surf-zone seine hauls were conducted weekly during three consecutive 6-week periods according to the occurrence of drift algae in pre-drift, drift and post-drift periods. Drift algae comprised 33 macroalgae species and likely came from offshore rhodolith beds. Fish biomass, density and species richness increased from pre-drift to drift periods, and species composition differed significantly between periods, particularly in the more sheltered of the sampled beaches. the density of young-of-the-year (YOY) fishes also increased significantly from the pre-drift to drift periods, suggesting the importance of drift algae to early fish stages. the gut contents of the two most abundant species during the drift algae period, Trachinotus falcatus and Trachinotus goodei, demonstrated the importance of macrophyte-associated amphipods in their diets, suggesting that the drift algae may be used as feeding habitats for these species. Our results showed that the influx of allochthonous drift algae may structure fish communities of tropical sandy beaches and that it may also represent an important alternative resource for YOY fish by providing shelter and food during autumn and winter. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Espirito Santo, Dept Oceanog & Ecol, BR-29075910 Vitoria, ES, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationInst Fed Educ Ciencia & Tecnol Espirito Santo, BR-29285000 Piuma, ES, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Inst Mar, BR-11030400 Santos, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Pernambuco, Museu Oceanog, BR-50740550 Recife, PE, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Inst Mar, BR-11030400 Santos, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Espirito Santo (FAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipIDFAPES: 002/2009
dc.description.sponsorshipIDCAPES-PNPD: 02907/09-7
dc.format.extent75-81
dc.identifierhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.04.014
dc.identifier.citationEstuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. London: Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier B.V., v. 144, p. 75-81, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecss.2014.04.014
dc.identifier.issn0272-7714
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/37728
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000337881400009
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofEstuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
dc.subjectFishen
dc.subjectSurf zoneen
dc.subjectBeachesen
dc.subjectNursery groundsen
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.titleThe influence of allochthonous macroalgae on the fish communities of tropical sandy beachesen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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