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Recruitment variation in subtidal macrofouling assemblages of a Patagonian harbour (Argentina, south-western Atlantic)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Alicia Rico ,
Roxana Peralta  and
Juan López Gappa
Alicia Rico
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología General, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Ciudad Universitaria, Km 4, 9000 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Roxana Peralta
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología General, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Ciudad Universitaria, Km 4, 9000 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Juan López Gappa*
Affiliation:
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’, Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J. López Gappa, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’, Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina email: lgappa@mail.retina.ar
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Abstract

The recruitment of subtidal macrofouling organisms was studied in the Patagonian harbour of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina, 45°51′35″S 67°27′23″W). Changes in coverage and density were analysed in the central 100 cm2 of upper and lower surfaces which were replaced monthly from January to December 2004. The fouling assemblage consisted of algae, spirorbid polychaetes, compound ascidians, hydrozoans, bryozoans and egg masses spawned by the small fish Helcogrammoides cunninghami. Monthly changes in richness and diversity of taxa on upper and lower surfaces were significantly correlated with sea surface temperature. Fouling assemblage structure differed significantly between upper and lower surfaces. Filamentous algae were dominant on upper surfaces, while filter-feeding invertebrates were more abundant on the lower surfaces of the experimental panels. The density of the spirorbid Romanchella scoresbyi was two orders of magnitude higher on lower than on upper surfaces. Its recruitment began in late winter, reaching maximum values in spring.

Keywords

recruitmentmacrofoulingComodoro Rivadavia harbourPatagoniaArgentina
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 90 , Issue 3 , May 2010 , pp. 437 - 443
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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