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Título: | The richness of small pockets: Decapod species peak in small seagrass patches where fish predators are absent |
Autor: | Boada, Jordi CSIC ORCID ; Pagès, Jordi F. CSIC ORCID; Gera, Alessandro CSIC; Macpherson, Enrique CSIC ORCID ; Santana, Yaiza CSIC; Romero, Javier CSIC; Alcoverro, Teresa CSIC ORCID | Palabras clave: | Posidonia oceanica Predation Biodiversity Fish use Top down control Mediterranean Sea Patch size Species richness |
Fecha de publicación: | 2018 | Editor: | Elsevier | Citación: | Marine Environmental Research : 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.09.012 (2018) | Resumen: | Patchy landscapes behave differently from continuous ones. Patch size can influence species behaviour, movement, feeding and predation rates, with flow-on consequences for the diversity of species that inhabit these patches. To understand the importance of patchiness on regional species pools, we measured decapod richness and abundance in several seagrass patches with contrasting sizes. Additionally, we evaluated potential drivers of patch-specific species distribution including resource abundance, predator habitat use and the structural complexity of patches. Our results showed a non-random distribution of decapod species: small patches were clear hotspots of diversity and abundance, particularly of larger-bodied epifaunal decapods. Interestingly, these hotspots were characterized by lower nutrient resources, lower canopy height, but also lower predator use. Small fish invertivores such as Coris julis and several species of Symphodus were mostly restricted to large patches. These resident predators may be critical in clumping predation in large patches with consequences for how biodiversity of their prey is distributed across the seascape. Our results highlight the idea that a habitat mosaic with both large and small seagrass patches would potentially bolster biodiversity because preys and predators may seek refuge in patches of different sizes. | Descripción: | Este artículo contiene 6 páginas, 3 figuras, 3 tablas. | Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.09.012 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/170452 | ISSN: | 0141-1136 | E-ISSN: | 1879-0291 |
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