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| SILVA,JANINE F.; GOMES,PAULA B.; SANTANA,ERIKA C.; SILVA,JOÃO M.; LIMA,ÉRICA P.; SANTOS,ANDRE M.M.; PÉREZ,CARLOS D.. |
| In Brazilian reefs, zoanthids, especially Palythoa caribaeorum are fundamental for structuring the local benthic community. The objective of this study was to determine the growth rate of P. caribaeorum, and to assess the influence of the site (different beaches), season (dry and wet), location (intertidal or infralittoral zones), and human pressure associated with tourism. For one year we monitored the cover of P. caribaeorum in transects and focused on 20 colonies. We cut off a square (100 cm2) from the central part of the colony and monitored the bare area for four months in each season. The average growth rates varied from 0.015 and 0.021 cm.day-1. The rate was homogeneous in all localities, and there was no influence from colony site, location, or... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Growth rate; Trampling; Tropical reefs; Zoantharia. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000200985 |
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