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The Bostrychietum community of pneumatophores in Araçá Bay: an analysis of the diversity of macrofauna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2015

Abel Furlan García ,
Marília Bueno  and
Fosca Pedini Pereira Leite
Abel Furlan García
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, SP, Brazil
Marília Bueno
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, SP, Brazil
Fosca Pedini Pereira Leite*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, SP, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F.P.P. Leite, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, SP, Brazil email: fosca@unicamp.br
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Abstract

A mangrove forest can harbour several macroalgal assemblages growing on pneumatophores, roots, stems and other hard substrates. These algae belong to various genera, most typically Bostrychia, and form a community called the Bostrychietum. This study describes the fauna associated with the Bostrychietum and the effect of emersion time on the community. Seasonal samples were collected from pneumatophores on an island in Araçá Bay in 2012, in two areas, one on the border of the island and one inland. Each pneumatophore was considered a sample. The border samples, with a shorter emersion time, contained a richer algal flora associated with pneumatophores, and fauna with species of varied dietary habits. The inland samples, with a longer emersion time, contained only two algal genera and fauna species comprised mostly of omnivorous amphipods and desiccation-resistant detritivorous species. Macrofauna diversity and richness varied over time and were lower in spring. Therefore, the emersion time of the Bostrychietum and the period of the year affect the community structure, for both the macroalgae and the associated fauna.

Keywords

Mangrovepneumatophoresfaunal variationsalgal compositionhabitat complexity
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 96 , Issue 8 , December 2016 , pp. 1617 - 1624
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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