Dynamics of the Acartia genus (Calanoida: Copepoda) in a temperate shallow estuary (the Mondego estuary) on the western coast of Portugal
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Dynamics of the Acartia genus (Calanoida: Copepoda) in a temperate shallow estuary (the Mondego estuary) on the western coast of Portugal
Dinamika roda Acartia (Calanoida: Copepoda) u temperiranom plitkom estuariju (ušće rijeke Mondego) na zapadnoj obali Portugala |
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Azeiterio, Ulisses Miranda
Maques, Sónia Cotrim Viera, Luís Miguel Russo Pastorinho, Manuel Ramiro Dias Ré, Pedro Alfaia Barcia Pereira, Mário Jorge Morgado, Fernando Manuel Raposo |
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estuaries; Mondego estuary; Copepoda; Acartia; ecology
estuarij; kopepodi; Acartia; ekologija |
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The purpose of this work was to review the dynamics of the Acartia species in the Mondego estuary (a temperate North-Atlantic shallow estuary in Western Portugal) in a genus integrated perspective. The Acartia genus is represented in the system by the species Acartia clausi and Acartia tonsa; the samples were taken between July 1999 and June 2000, with 63 and 125 µm mesh size nets, and between January 2003 and January 2004, with a 335 µm mesh size net, in the downstream and upstream areas of the estuary. Significant differences in abundance were found between months and sampling stations for the two species (ANOVA, P < 0.05). A. clausi dominated in the downstream estuary, registering peaks in June (156 ind. m-3) and September (73 ind. m-3); in the upstream estuary this species showed a maximum of density in September (35 ind. m-3). A. tonsa dominated in the upstream estuary with peaks of abundance occurring in December (2372 ind. m-3) and October (1056 ind. m-3) in the downstream estuary this species exhibited higher abundance in August (52 ind. m-3). The two species of the genus coexist in time exhibiting a strong spatial segregation behavior in the estuary.
Cilj ovog rada je dati pregled dinamike vrsta Acartia u estuariju Mondego (temperirani sjevernoatlantski plitki estuarij u zapadnom Portugalu) za sve nađene vrste toga roda. Rod Acartia je prisutan s tri vrste: Acartia clausi, Acartia bifilosa var. inermis i Acartia tonsa; uzorci uzeti od srpnja 1999 do lipnja 2000 su dobiveni pomoću mreže veličine oka 63 i 125 µm, a od siječnja 2003 do siječnja 2004 pomoću mreže veličine oka 335 µm, u nizvodnom i uzvodnom dijelu estuarija. Nađene su znatne razlike u abundanciji dviju vrsta (ANOVA, P < 0.05). A. clausi je bila dominantna u nizvodnom estuariju s maksimumom u lipnju (156 ind. m -3) i rujnu (73 ind. m-3); u uzvodnom estuariju ova vrsta je imala maksimum gustoće u rujnu (35 ind. m-3). A. tonsa je bila dominantna u uzvodnom estuariju s makmimumom gustoće u prosincu (2372 ind. m-3) i listopadu (1056 ind. m-3). U nizvodnom estuariju ova je vrsta bila obilatije zastupljena u rujnu (52 ind. m-3). Dvije vrste se u estuariju javljaju istovremeno, ali su prostorno izrazito odijeljene |
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Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
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2005-06-01
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application/pdf
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http://hrcak.srce.hr/74
http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/88 |
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Acta Adriatica; Vol.46 No.1; ISSN 0001-5113 (Print); ISSN 1846-0453 (Online)
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en
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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