Partitioning spatial and temporal variability of tropical near-shore macrobenthic assemblages affected by natural and anthropogenic disturbances
P. Rodríguez-Pliego A C , H. A. Hernández-Arana B and P.-L. Ardisson A
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A Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Cinvestav, Apartado Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México.
B El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Av. del Centenario km 5.5, 77914 Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México.
C Corresponding author. Email: pliego@mda.cinvestav.mx
Marine and Freshwater Research 62(4) 342-349 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF10165
Submitted: 20 June 2010 Accepted: 20 December 2010 Published: 28 April 2011
Abstract
Coastal zones throughout the world are subject to natural and anthropogenic disturbances that modify the natural assemblages. The present study determined the response of the assemblage of macrobenthic invertebrates to the presence of a pier and natural climatic variations. Two analytical models were considered; one was an asymmetric model that permitted the comparison of the sector closest to the pier (impact) with the average of the sectors located further away (controls); the other was a three-way model that enabled the three sectors within the area to be analysed. With both models, the differences were compared among the sampling periods and the scale at which the variation in the data was greatest. No differences were detected among individual sectors or between the control and impact sectors. However, significant differences were found among the four periods. The zone closest to the pier presented greater temporal variability. This relationship suggests that the pier affecting the assemblage and the impact may be increased by the climatic conditions prevalent in the zone. It is necessary to establish a broader temporal analysis and a more detailed analysis of the structure and composition of the benthic assemblage to elucidate this temporal and spatial variability.
Additional keywords: burrowing organisms, distribution, scales, shallow water, subtidal zone, tropics.
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