Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico
Structural patterns of a sublittoral community were analyzed through a two-year series of samples in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The groups involved in the study comprise fishes, molluscs, echinoderms and crustaceans. The time-space progressions of Second 0rder diversity values range between N2...
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doaj-3fc2e40ffc35460896a90805ab69c2172020-11-24T22:22:59ZengVicerractoría InvestigaciónRevista de Biología Tropical0034-77442215-20752007-06-01552509536Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of MexicoDaniel TorrucoErnesto A ChávezAlicia GonzálezStructural patterns of a sublittoral community were analyzed through a two-year series of samples in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The groups involved in the study comprise fishes, molluscs, echinoderms and crustaceans. The time-space progressions of Second 0rder diversity values range between N2=5.3 and N2=9.8 at depths of 40 and 20 m respectively, through the first year of samples. In the second year the highest value (N2=22.2) was found at 30 m. The community ordination data through cluster and principal components analysis show five assemblages: benthic, benthic-demersal, demersal, mid water column, and temporary. There is a striking difference in trophic web structure between the dry season and rainy season. Fish community resource partitioning shows that the components are organized in three guilds: ichthyophagous, carcinophagous and omnivorous. However, a partial overlap of niches was commonly observed, and juvenile stages showed a narrower trophic spectrum than adults. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (2): 509-536. Epub 2007 June, 29.<br>Se analizaron los patrones estructurales de la comunidad sublitoral a través de dos años de muestreo. Los grupos involucrados en el estudio fueron: peces, moluscos, equinodermos y crustáceos. Las progresiones espacio-temporales de la diversidad de segundo orden para el primer año se encuentran entre los intervalos de N2=5.3 y N2=9.8 en las profundidades de 40 y 20 m respectivamente. En el segundo periodo el valor más alto (N2=22.2) fue registrado a 30 m. La ordenación de la comunidad a través del análisis de agrupamientos y de Componentes Principales, muestran 5 ensamblajes: béntico, béntico-demersal, demersal, a media columna de agua y temporal. Hay una fuerte diferencia en la estructura de la red trófica entre las estaciones de secas y lluvias. La repartición de recursos en la comunidad de peces, muestran que sus componentes están organizados en tres gremios: Ictiófagos, Carcinófagos y Omnívoros. Sin embargo, comúnmente se presenta un solapamiento parcial en el nicho, los estadíos juveniles muestran un espectro trófico muy cercano a los adultos.http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442007000200014invertebrados marinospecescomposición de comunidaddiversidadespectro tróficoGolfo de MéxicoVeracruzmarine invertebratesfishcommunity compositiondiversitytrophic spectrumGulf of MexicoVeracruz |
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Daniel Torruco Ernesto A Chávez Alicia González Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico Revista de Biología Tropical invertebrados marinos peces composición de comunidad diversidad espectro trófico Golfo de México Veracruz marine invertebrates fish community composition diversity trophic spectrum Gulf of Mexico Veracruz |
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Daniel Torruco Ernesto A Chávez Alicia González |
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Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico |
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Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico |
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Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico |
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Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico |
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Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico |
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spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the southwestern gulf of mexico |
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Vicerractoría Investigación |
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Revista de Biología Tropical |
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0034-7744 2215-2075 |
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Structural patterns of a sublittoral community were analyzed through a two-year series of samples in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The groups involved in the study comprise fishes, molluscs, echinoderms and crustaceans. The time-space progressions of Second 0rder diversity values range between N2=5.3 and N2=9.8 at depths of 40 and 20 m respectively, through the first year of samples. In the second year the highest value (N2=22.2) was found at 30 m. The community ordination data through cluster and principal components analysis show five assemblages: benthic, benthic-demersal, demersal, mid water column, and temporary. There is a striking difference in trophic web structure between the dry season and rainy season. Fish community resource partitioning shows that the components are organized in three guilds: ichthyophagous, carcinophagous and omnivorous. However, a partial overlap of niches was commonly observed, and juvenile stages showed a narrower trophic spectrum than adults. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (2): 509-536. Epub 2007 June, 29.<br>Se analizaron los patrones estructurales de la comunidad sublitoral a través de dos años de muestreo. Los grupos involucrados en el estudio fueron: peces, moluscos, equinodermos y crustáceos. Las progresiones espacio-temporales de la diversidad de segundo orden para el primer año se encuentran entre los intervalos de N2=5.3 y N2=9.8 en las profundidades de 40 y 20 m respectivamente. En el segundo periodo el valor más alto (N2=22.2) fue registrado a 30 m. La ordenación de la comunidad a través del análisis de agrupamientos y de Componentes Principales, muestran 5 ensamblajes: béntico, béntico-demersal, demersal, a media columna de agua y temporal. Hay una fuerte diferencia en la estructura de la red trófica entre las estaciones de secas y lluvias. La repartición de recursos en la comunidad de peces, muestran que sus componentes están organizados en tres gremios: Ictiófagos, Carcinófagos y Omnívoros. Sin embargo, comúnmente se presenta un solapamiento parcial en el nicho, los estadíos juveniles muestran un espectro trófico muy cercano a los adultos. |
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invertebrados marinos peces composición de comunidad diversidad espectro trófico Golfo de México Veracruz marine invertebrates fish community composition diversity trophic spectrum Gulf of Mexico Veracruz |
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