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Temporal variation in the recruitment of calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) in Todos os Santos Bay, tropical Brazilian coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2020

C. Chagas ,
F. Barros Open the ORCID record for F. Barros [Opens in a new window]  and
F. F. Cavalcanti Open the ORCID record for F. F. Cavalcanti [Opens in a new window]
C. Chagas
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia de Porifera, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, Campus Ondina, Salvador, Bahia40170-115, Brasil
F. Barros
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ecologia Bentônica, Instituto de Biologia & CIENAM, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s/n, Campus Ondina, Salvador, Bahia40170-115, Brasil Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Estudos Interdisciplinares e Transdisciplinares em Ecologia e Evolução (IN-TREE), Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s/n, Campus Ondina, Salvador, Bahia40170-115, Brasil
F. F. Cavalcanti*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Biologia de Porifera, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, Campus Ondina, Salvador, Bahia40170-115, Brasil Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Estudos Interdisciplinares e Transdisciplinares em Ecologia e Evolução (IN-TREE), Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s/n, Campus Ondina, Salvador, Bahia40170-115, Brasil
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Author for correspondence: F. F. Cavalcanti, E-mail: fernanda.porifera@gmail.com; fernanda.cavalcanti@ufba.br
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Abstract

Recruitment is related to the occupation of the substrate by fouling organisms. It plays an important role in the maintenance and distribution of benthic populations, being under the influence of biotic and abiotic factors. In the present work, the recruitment of calcareous sponges was monitored over two years in a marina at Todos os Santos Bay, a large bay in the tropical portion of the Brazilian coast. Artificial plates were immersed, being replaced bimonthly and the potential influence of the seawater temperature, photoperiod and precipitation on the number of sponge recruits was tested. The results showed that the number of calcareous sponge recruits had significant temporal variation. Nevertheless, different species showed different patterns over time. Significant differences were observed for Sycon avus, Sycon sp. and Leucandra serrata, and the periods with the highest number of recruits were different amongst them. Sycon bellum, Paraleucilla incomposita, Leucilla sp. and Heteropia glomerosa did not show significant variation in the number of recruits over time. None of the three tested environmental factors were correlated with the number of recruits, but results indicated S. avus recruitment might be driven by seawater temperature. Our results contribute to improve the current knowledge on the dynamics of each species found on the plates and reinforce the general view that the pattern of recruitment varies greatly in Calcarea, even amongst sympatric species.

Keywords

Benthic communityfoulingphotoperiodpopulation dynamicsprecipitationseawater temperaturesettlementSouth-western Atlantic Ocean
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 100 , Issue 7 , November 2020 , pp. 1063 - 1070
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2020

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