Epibenthic colonization on an artificial reef in a stressed environment off the north coast of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Werther Krohling¹  Ilana Rosental Zalmon¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: Recruitment;    succession;    benthic community structure;    natural disturbance;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-89132008000100025

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The influence of sedimentation and turbidity caused by the pluviometric precipitation and by the Paraiba do Sul River during the summer was investigated on an artificial reef along the north coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Four recruitment and four cumulative plates were removed monthly (January 2002 to February 2003) from the external surface of the concrete reef modules. Empty space was not a limiting factor the recruitment. Turnover rate and structural difference index were higher in the first months and reflected low change in the species dominance during almost the entire study period. The high correlation between the precipitation and the empty space suggested that rain influence the recruitment and the succession. The recruitment was possible despite stress factors such as sedimentation, turbidity, abrasion, strong bottom currents and a lack of natural consolidated substrate. Changes in the community structure reflected the substrate colonization history of a few resistant species and their subsequent interactions.

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