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| Thomas,Micheli C; Lana,Paulo C. |
| We tested experimentally the hypothesis that prevailing locomotion/feeding strategies and body morphology may lead to more active dispersal of free-living marine nematodes, besides passive transport. Neutral Red was applied to the sediment inside cores and the red plume formed during the flood tide was divided into near, middle, and distant zones. At 0.5 m and 1 m from the stained cores, sampling nets were suspended 5 and 10 cm above the sediment-water interface. Dispersion behaviors were defined as a function of a) the numbers of stained recaptured nematodes in comparison to their mean densities in the sediment, b) movement in the sediment or swimming in the water column, and c) body morphology. Tidal currents with average velocities of 9 cm/s resuspended... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dispersion behavior; Intertidal flats; Nematode; Paranaguá Bay. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000400006 |
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| Orvain, Francis; Lefebvre, Sebastien; Montepini, J.; Sebire, M.; Gangnery, Aline; Sylvand, B.. |
| Intertidal flats of the estuarine macro-intertidal Baie des Veys (France) were investigated to identify spatial features of sediment and microphytobenthos (MPB) in April 2003. Gradients occurred within the domain, and patches were identified close to vegetated areas or within the oyster-farming areas where calm physical conditions and biodeposition altered the sediment and MPB landscapes. Spatial patterns of chl a content were explained primarily by the influence of sediment features, while bed elevation and compaction brought only minor insights into MPB distribution regulation. The smaller size of MPB patches compared to silt patches revealed the interplay between physical structure defining the sediment landscape, the biotic patches that they contain,... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Benthic diatoms; Benthos; Coastal ecosystems; Intertidal flats; Baie des Veys; Normandie; Spatial pattern; Geostatistics; Kriging. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00088/19945/17598.pdf |
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