Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico === Consolidated marine environments allow a great diversity of benthic species, each distributed according to their ability to adapt to adverse environmental factors such as high salinity and desiccation. This work deals with the spatial...

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Main Author: Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo
Other Authors: Helena Matthews Cascon
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Cearà 2007
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spelling ndltd-IBICT-oai-www.teses.ufc.br-15672019-01-21T22:21:14Z Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil DistribuiÃÃo espacial e interaÃÃes competitivas em zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) em um ambiente de recifes de arenito no Nordeste do Brasil Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo Helena Matthews Cascon ECOLOGIA Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico Consolidated marine environments allow a great diversity of benthic species, each distributed according to their ability to adapt to adverse environmental factors such as high salinity and desiccation. This work deals with the spatial distribution of three species of zoantÃdeos (Palythoa caribaeorum, Protopalythoa variabilis and Zoanthus sociatus) over an environment made up of sandstone reefs on the coast of the state of Ceara, northeastern Brazil. The zoantÃdeos showed a clear zonaÃÃo horizontally over the reefs of sandstone, with species less tolerant than others to environmental changes caused by the rise and fall of the tide. The distribution of species of zoantÃdeos seems to be directly affected by desiccation, type of substrate and the interspecific competition. There is a tendency for these species colonizem the regions of mesolitoral middle and lower, which is less drying. Z. sociatus apparently has increased resistance to desiccation, P. caribaeorum is the least tolerant species. The more abundant and often were recorded for P. variabilis which occurred primarily in medium mesolitoral colonizing areas with large depositions of sediment inconsolidado. The desiccation was the limiting factor of the spatial distribution of these species, however, the type of substrate and competition with macroalgal also shown as limiting factors. Ambientes marinhos consolidados permitem uma grande diversidade de espÃcies bentÃnicas, cada uma distribuÃda de acordo com sua capacidade de adaptaÃÃo a fatores ambientais adversos como salinidade elevada e dessecaÃÃo. Este trabalho trata da distribuiÃÃo espacial de trÃs espÃcies de zoantÃdeos (Palythoa caribaeorum, Protopalythoa variabilis e Zoanthus sociatus) ao longo de um ambiente formado por recifes de arenito no litoral do Estado do CearÃ, Nordeste do Brasil. Os zoantÃdeos apresentaram uma nÃtida zonaÃÃo horizontal ao longo dos recifes de arenito, com espÃcies menos tolerantes que outras Ãs variaÃÃes ambientais geradas pela subida e descida da marÃ. A distribuiÃÃo das espÃcies de zoantÃdeos parece ser diretamente afetada pela dessecaÃÃo, tipo de substrato e pela competiÃÃo interespecÃfica. Hà uma tendÃncia para que essas espÃcies colonizem as regiÃes de mesolitoral mÃdio e inferior, onde ocorre menor dessecaÃÃo. Z. sociatus aparentemente apresenta maior resistÃncia à dessecaÃÃo, P. caribaeorum representa a espÃcie menos tolerante. A maior abundÃncia e freqÃÃncia foram verificadas para P. variabilis que ocorreu preferencialmente no mesolitoral mÃdio colonizando Ãreas com grandes deposiÃÃes de sedimento inconsolidado. A dessecaÃÃo foi o fator limitante da distribuiÃÃo espacial dessas espÃcies, entretanto, o tipo de substrato e a competiÃÃo com macroalgas tambÃm se mostraram como fatores limitantes. 2007-12-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1726 por info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Universidade Federal do Cearà Programa de PÃs-GraduaÃÃo em CiÃncias Marinhas Tropicais UFC BR reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFC instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará instacron:UFC
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Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil
description Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico === Consolidated marine environments allow a great diversity of benthic species, each distributed according to their ability to adapt to adverse environmental factors such as high salinity and desiccation. This work deals with the spatial distribution of three species of zoantÃdeos (Palythoa caribaeorum, Protopalythoa variabilis and Zoanthus sociatus) over an environment made up of sandstone reefs on the coast of the state of Ceara, northeastern Brazil. The zoantÃdeos showed a clear zonaÃÃo horizontally over the reefs of sandstone, with species less tolerant than others to environmental changes caused by the rise and fall of the tide. The distribution of species of zoantÃdeos seems to be directly affected by desiccation, type of substrate and the interspecific competition. There is a tendency for these species colonizem the regions of mesolitoral middle and lower, which is less drying. Z. sociatus apparently has increased resistance to desiccation, P. caribaeorum is the least tolerant species. The more abundant and often were recorded for P. variabilis which occurred primarily in medium mesolitoral colonizing areas with large depositions of sediment inconsolidado. The desiccation was the limiting factor of the spatial distribution of these species, however, the type of substrate and competition with macroalgal also shown as limiting factors. === Ambientes marinhos consolidados permitem uma grande diversidade de espÃcies bentÃnicas, cada uma distribuÃda de acordo com sua capacidade de adaptaÃÃo a fatores ambientais adversos como salinidade elevada e dessecaÃÃo. Este trabalho trata da distribuiÃÃo espacial de trÃs espÃcies de zoantÃdeos (Palythoa caribaeorum, Protopalythoa variabilis e Zoanthus sociatus) ao longo de um ambiente formado por recifes de arenito no litoral do Estado do CearÃ, Nordeste do Brasil. Os zoantÃdeos apresentaram uma nÃtida zonaÃÃo horizontal ao longo dos recifes de arenito, com espÃcies menos tolerantes que outras Ãs variaÃÃes ambientais geradas pela subida e descida da marÃ. A distribuiÃÃo das espÃcies de zoantÃdeos parece ser diretamente afetada pela dessecaÃÃo, tipo de substrato e pela competiÃÃo interespecÃfica. Hà uma tendÃncia para que essas espÃcies colonizem as regiÃes de mesolitoral mÃdio e inferior, onde ocorre menor dessecaÃÃo. Z. sociatus aparentemente apresenta maior resistÃncia à dessecaÃÃo, P. caribaeorum representa a espÃcie menos tolerante. A maior abundÃncia e freqÃÃncia foram verificadas para P. variabilis que ocorreu preferencialmente no mesolitoral mÃdio colonizando Ãreas com grandes deposiÃÃes de sedimento inconsolidado. A dessecaÃÃo foi o fator limitante da distribuiÃÃo espacial dessas espÃcies, entretanto, o tipo de substrato e a competiÃÃo com macroalgas tambÃm se mostraram como fatores limitantes.
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title Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil
title_short Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil
title_full Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantÃdeos (CNIDARA: ZOANTHIDAE) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern Brazil
title_sort distribution space and competitive interactions in zoantãdeos (cnidara: zoanthidae) in an environment of reefs of sandstone in northeastern brazil
publisher Universidade Federal do CearÃ
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