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| Araújo,Marina S.L.C.; Barreto,Aline V.; Negromonte,Aurinete O.; Schwamborn,Ralf. |
| This paper aims at describing the population ecology of the swimming crab Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 in one of the most productive estuaries of Brazil, the Santa Cruz Channel. These crabs were monthly collected from January to December/2009 at four stations along the channel, two in the upper and two in the lower estuary. A total of 2373 specimens of C. danae were collected during the study. Males had a larger average carapace width than non-ovigerous females (60.0 ± 15.6 mm and 52.9 ± 12.4 mm, respectively), an adaptation that gives greater protection for females during the copulation. Overall sex ratio did not differ significantly from 1:1. However, evaluating sex-ratio by sampling area, males and juveniles of both sexes occurred preferentially in the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Brachyura; Population biology; Santa Cruz Channel; Sexual dimorphism. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652012000100013 |
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| Melo Júnior,Mauro de; Schwamborn,Ralf; Neumann-Leitão,Sigrid; Paranaguá,Maryse N.. |
| The influence of tidal and diel changes on the exchange of Petrolisthes armatus planktonic larvae was studied at the Catuama inlet, which represents an intermediate system of marine and estuarine environments in the Northeast Brazil. To characterize the larval abundance and vertical distribution, samplings were carried out in August 2001 at neap tide and 3 stations, with 3 hours interval over 24 hours. Samples were taken at three or two depths at each station, with a plankton pump coupled to a 300 µm mesh size net. Petrolisthes armatus zoea I and II showed a mean of 26.3 ± 83.6 and 12 ± 38.8 ind m-3, respectively. During flood tides, the larvae were more concentrated in the midwater and surface, which avoided the transport to internal regions. In contrast,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Northeast Brazil; Decapod larvae; Petrolisthes armatus; Estuarine inlet; Transport; Zooplankton. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652012000100009 |
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| Silva,Andréa Pinto; Neumann-Leitão,Sigrid; Schwamborn,Ralf; Gusmão,Lúcia Maria de Oliveira; Silva,Tâmara de Almeida e. |
| Mesozooplankton abundance and distribution at Suape Bay, Pernambuco, was studied to assess the impacts caused by the construction of an internal port to increase the capacity of the Suape Port Complex. Zooplankton sampling was done at 3 stations during the dry (November-December/1997) and rainy (April-May/1998) seasons. A plankton net with 300 µm mesh size was used. Wet weight plankton biomass ranged from 44 mg.m-3 to 3,638 mg.m-3. Forty-five macrozooplankton taxa were registered. The most abundant was Copepoda. Among copepods, Acartia lilljeborgi, Parvocalanus crassirostris, Oithona hebes, Corycaeus (C.) speciosus and Temora turbinata were most frequent. Minimum abundance was 9 ind.m-3 and maximum was 2,532 ind.m-3. Average species diversity was 2.55... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mesozooplankton; Copepoda; Human impacts; Suape Port Complex. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000300020 |
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| Mayal,Elga Miranda; Neumann-Leitão,Sigrid; Feitosa,Fernando Antônio do Nascimento; Schwamborn,Ralf; Silva,Tâmara de Almeida e; Silva-Cunha,Maria da Glória Gonçalves da. |
| This study provides baseline information on the hydrological conditions and on the coral and plankton communities at the Maracajaú reef ecosystem (Northeastern Brazil). Studies were performed from February to June 2000, covering the transition from dry to rainy season. In this area, there is an offshore coral reef formation, where corals were observed in loco; the water samples were collected to obtain the hydrological and plankton data. Six scleractinian species were identified. Stable isotope analysis on the carbonate fraction of Favia gravida fragments showed that these corals were under severe thermal stress. Chlorophyll-a varied from 1.1 to 9.3 mg m-3, with higher values during the rainy season. Average zooplankton wet weight biomass were 117.0... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coral reefs; Hydrology; Plankton; Thermal stress; Human impacts. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000300019 |
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| Silva,Tâmara de Almeida e; Neumann-Leitão,Sigrid; Schwamborn,Ralf; Gusmão,Lúcia Maria de Oliveira; Nascimento-Vieira,Dilma Aguiar do. |
| Studies were carried out to assess the macrozooplankton small-scale temporal and spatial variability at three stations in three hours intervals, during 24 hours in July 1996 (rainy season) and December 1996 (dry season). A plankton net 300µm mesh size was hauled at surface during three minutes. Water samples for salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH were taken simultaneously with the zooplankton samples. Sixty-five macrozooplankton taxa were registered. Copepoda constituted the most common taxon and comprised 58% of the total zooplankton counts. Brachyuran zoeae, cirripedian larvae, Larvacea (Oikopleura dioica Fol, 1872), and Gastropoda veligers were abundant at some tidal cycles, mainly during the night. Species diversity average was 2.0... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diurnal variation; Estuary; Planktonic fauna; Tidal variation. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752003000300012 |
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