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Meerhoff E, Combes V, Matano R, Barrier N, Franco B, Piola A, Hernández-Vaca F, Defeo O. Large-scale connectivity of the sandy beach clam Mesodesma mactroides along the Atlantic coast of South America, and climate change implications. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 176:105591. [PMID: 35259643 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
The yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides is a cool-water species that typifies sandy beaches of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SAO), which embraces one of the strongest ocean warming hotspots. The region is influenced by the Rio de la Plata (RdlP), which represents a zoogeographic barrier that restricts its larval exchange. We investigated yellow clam larval connectivity patterns using an individual based model (IBM). The IBM combined outputs from a 3D hydrodynamic model with a clam submodel that considered salinity- and temperature-dependent mortality for the planktonic larvae. Connectivity across the RdlP estuary occurred only for larvae released in spring during a strong La Niña event. Mortality due to freshwater precluded larval transport across the RdlP, whereas larval mortality induced by warmer waters reduced connectivity, leading to self-recruitment in most areas. Warming acceleration in this hotspot could further restrict larval connectivity between populations in the SAO, with conservation implications for this threatened species.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erika Meerhoff
- Laboratorio de Ciencias del Mar (UNDECIMAR), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- College of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 7331- 5503, USA
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- College of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 7331- 5503, USA
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- Instituto Franco-Argentino para el Estudio del Clima y sus Impactos (UMI 3351-IFAECI)/CNRS-IRD-CONICET-UBA, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera (CIMA)/CONICET-UBA, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Franco-Argentino para el Estudio del Clima y sus Impactos (UMI 3351-IFAECI)/CNRS-IRD-CONICET-UBA, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Departamento de Oceanografía, Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN), C1270ABV, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División El Niño y Clima Oceánico, Dirección de Oceanografía Naval, Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada del Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Laboratorio de Ciencias del Mar (UNDECIMAR), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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The understanding of the physical drivers of sea level trend is crucial on global and regional scales. In particular, little is known about the sea level trend in the South Atlantic Ocean in comparison with other parts of the world. In this work, we computed the South Atlantic mean sea level (SAMSL) trend from 25 years of satellite altimetry data, and we analyzed the contributions of steric height (thermosteric and halosteric components) and ocean mass changes for the period 2005–2016 when all the source data used (Argo, GRACE and satellite altimetry) overlap. The SAMSL trend is 2.65 ± 0.24 mm/yr and is mostly explained by ocean mass trend, which is 2.22 ± 0.21 mm/yr. However, between 50° S–33° S, the steric height component constitutes the main contribution in comparison with the ocean mass component. Within that latitudinal band, three regions with trend values higher than the SAMSL trend are observed when considering 25 years of satellite SLA. In the three regions, a southward displacement of the Subtropical, Subantarctic, and Polar Fronts is observed. The southward shift of the fronts is associated with the strengthening and polar shift of westerly winds and contributes to a clear thermosteric trend that translates to the SLA trend observed in those regions.
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Comment on population trends of southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) on Isla Pingüino, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Polar Biol 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-017-2085-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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