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Temporal, diel and spatial variability of decapod larvae from St Paul's Rocks, an equatorial oceanic island of Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2009

Andrea G. Koettker ,
Andrea S. Freire  and
Paulo Y.G. Sumida
Andrea G. Koettker*
Affiliation:
Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-120, São Paulo, Brazil
Andrea S. Freire
Affiliation:
Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88010-970, Florianópolis, Brazil
Paulo Y.G. Sumida
Affiliation:
Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-120, São Paulo, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.G. Koettker, Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-120, São Paulo, Brazil email: deagreen@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

Temporal, spatial and diel variation in the distribution and abundance of organisms is an inherent property of ecological systems. The present study describes these variations and the composition of decapod larvae from the surface waters of St Paul's Rocks. The expeditions to the archipelago were carried out in April, August and November 2003, March 2004 and May 2005. Surface plankton samples were collected during the morning and dusk periods, inside the inlet and in increasing distances around the archipelago (~150, 700 and 1500 m). The identification resulted in 51 taxa. Seven species, six genera and larvae of the families Pandalidae and Portunidae were identified for the first time in the area. The mean larval density varied from zero to 150.2±69.6 individuals 100 m−3 in the waters surrounding the archipelago and from 1.7±3.0 to 12,827±15,073 individuals 100 m−3 inside the inlet. Significant differences on larval density were verified between months and period of the day, but not among the three sites around the archipelago. Cluster and non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis indicated that the decapod larvae community was divided into benthic and pelagic assemblages. Indicator species analysis (ISA) showed that six Brachyura taxa were good indicators for the inlet, while three sergestids were the main species from the waters around the archipelago. These results suggest that St Paul's Rocks can be divided into two habitats, based on larval composition, density and diversity values: the inlet and the waters surrounding the archipelago.

Keywords

meroplanktonDecapodacompositiondistributionoceanic archipelago
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 90 , Special Issue 6: In Honour of Sir Frederick Stratten Russell, FRS , September 2010 , pp. 1227 - 1239
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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