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Dos Santos A, Marques R, Pires RF. Zooplankton biodiversity and temporal dynamics (2005-2015) in a coastal station in western Portugal (Northeastern Atlantic Ocean). PeerJ 2023; 11:e16387. [PMID: 38025690 PMCID: PMC10668806 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Long-term monitoring of zooplankton assemblages provides essential knowledge to assess key factors impacting marine ecosystems. Despite the importance of this type of data, monitoring stations worldwide are spatially and temporally limited due to the difficulty of maintaining them. In the northeastern Atlantic area, Cascais-Watch is one monitoring site operating since 2005, despite some constraints throughout the years, and has allowed the collection of important data on the zooplankton communities of the area. The present work summarizes the knowledge collected until 2015 on the biodiversity and dynamics of zooplankton in the site. The results showed a year-round high productivity of the zooplankton abundance, biomass and diversity for the area, with no significant general trends or periodicity, despite the relatively lower winter and higher spring values. The results revealed two main transition periods with marked changes in species composition and dominance of the most abundant taxa. This shift was tentatively attributed to the extended annual dry season verified in Portugal after 2011, the low values of upwelling and precipitation, and the warmer waters. The zooplankton abundance presented an interannual increase for spring periods, and the proportion of Copepoda, the dominant taxa, was lower during summer months, corresponding to increased abundances of Mollusca, Diplostraca (Cladocera) and Cnidaria. In particular, the study shows an increasing abundance of the gelatinous species (particularly Cnidaria) for spring/summer months in recent years, suggesting changes in primary production and prey dynamics. Other relevant tendencies were the higher abundance of meroplankton, such as Bivalvia and fish larvae/eggs, and the decreasing trend in the abundance of the meroplanktonic coastal crustaceans, Decapoda and Cirripedia taxa, highlighting possible changes in the benthic coastal populations in the study region. The present study highlights probable changes and trends in the zooplankton community that should be monitored in the following years.
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- Antonina Dos Santos
- IPMA, Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, Algés, Portugal
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- IPMA, Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, Algés, Portugal
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Matosinhos, Portugal
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River Freshwater Contribution in Operational Ocean Models along the European Atlantic Façade: Impact of a New River Discharge Forcing Data on the CMEMS IBI Regional Model Solution. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse9040401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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River freshwater contribution in the European Atlantic margin and its influence on the sea salinity field are analyzed. The impacts of using a new river discharge database as part of the freshwater forcing in a regional ocean model are assessed. Ocean model scenarios, based on the CMEMS (Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service) operational IBI-MFC (Iberia Biscay Ireland Monitoring Forecasting Centre) model set-up, are run to test different (observed, modeled and climatological) river and coastal freshwater forcing configurations throughout 2018. The modelled salinity fields are validated, using as a reference all known available in-situ observational data sources. The IBI model application is proven to adequately simulate the regional salinity, and the scenarios showcase the effects of varying imposed river outflows. Some model improvement is achieved using the new forcing (i.e., better capture of salinity variability and more realistic simulation of baroclinic frontal structures linked to coastal and river freshwater buoyancy plumes). Major impacts are identified in areas with bigger river discharges (i.e., the French shelf or the northwestern Iberian coast). Instead, the Portuguese shelf or the Gulf of Cadiz are less impacted by changes in the imposed river inflows, and other dynamical factors in these areas play a major role in the configuration of the regional salinity.
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Rodriguez JM. Assemblage structure of ichthyoplankton in the NE Atlantic in spring under contrasting hydrographic conditions. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8636. [PMID: 31201363 PMCID: PMC6570653 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44918-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The ichthyoplankton assemblage in the Atlantic region off the NW Iberian peninsula (AR) and in the southern Bay of Biscay (SBB) and the response of the larval fish species distribution to the relatively rapidly changing hydrographic conditions in spring 2010 were studied using two ichthyoplankton cruises. The SBB showed a more abundant and diverse ichthyoplankton assemblage than the AR, although the larval fish assemblage (LFA) was structured into on-shelf and off-shelf assemblages in both regions. Inter-sampling variability related to downwelling/upwelling regimes was observed in the cross-shelf assemblage distribution in the SBB but not in the AR. This suggests that LFA distributions in the area of this study are good indicators of downwelling and weak coastal upwelling regimes but not of relatively strong coastal upwelling or upwelling filaments. Although depth was identified by multivariate analyses as being the most important variable explaining larval fish species distributions, a shelf-breakfront in the SBB and the surface offshore (onshore) flows associated with coastal downwelling (upwelling) in the AR seems to have been key in defining and maintaining assemblage boundaries. Results of this study should also encourage marine research institutions to use routine ichthyoplankton sampling to monitor fish communities and their responses to global warming.
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- J M Rodriguez
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía. Centro Oceanográfico da Gijón, Avda. Principe de Asturias 70Bis, 33212, Gijón, Spain.
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Danchenko S, Fragoso B, Guillebault D, Icely J, Berzano M, Newton A. Harmful phytoplankton diversity and dynamics in an upwelling region (Sagres, SW Portugal) revealed by ribosomal RNA microarray combined with microscopy. HARMFUL ALGAE 2019; 82:52-71. [PMID: 30928011 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The study region in Sagres, SW Portugal, is subject to natural eutrophication of coastal waters by wind-driven upwelling, which stimulates high primary productivity facilitating the recent economic expansion of bivalve aquaculture in the region. However, this economic activity is threatened by harmful algal blooms (HAB) caused by the diatoms Pseudo-nitzschia spp., Dinophysis spp. and other HAB dinoflagellates, all of which can produce toxins, that can induce Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP), Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). This study couples traditional microscopy with 18S/28S rRNA microarray to improve the detection of HAB species and investigates the relation between HAB and the specific oceanographic conditions in the region. Good agreement was obtained between microscopy and microarray data for diatoms of genus Pseudo-nitzschia and dinoflagellates Dinophysis spp., Gymnodinium catenatum and raphidophyte Heterosigma akashiwo, with less effective results for Prorocentrum. Microarray provided detection of flagellates Prymnesium spp., Pseudochattonella spp., Chloromorum toxicum and the important HAB dinoflagellates of the genera Alexandrium and Azadinium, with the latter being one of the first records from the study region. Seasonality and upwelling induced by northerly winds were found to be the driving forces of HAB development, with Pseudo-nitzschia spp. causing the risk of ASP during spring and summer upwelling season, and dinoflagellates causing the risk of DSP and PSP during upwelling relaxation, mainly in summer and autumn. The findings were in agreement with the results from toxicity monitoring of shellfish by the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere and confirm the suitability of the RNA microarray method for HABs detection and aquaculture management applications.
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- Sergei Danchenko
- CIMA - Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro 8005-139, Portugal; Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, University of Cadiz, Campus de Puerto Real, Polígono San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, 11510, Cadiz, Spain.
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- CIMA - Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro 8005-139, Portugal; Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, University of Cadiz, Campus de Puerto Real, Polígono San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, 11510, Cadiz, Spain; Sagremarisco Lda., Apartado 21, Vila do Bispo, 8650-999, Portugal
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- CIMA - Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro 8005-139, Portugal; Sagremarisco Lda., Apartado 21, Vila do Bispo, 8650-999, Portugal
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- Polytechnic University of Marche, Piazza Roma, 22, 60121 Ancona, AN, Italy
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- FCT - University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro 8005-139, Portugal; NILU-IMPEC, Box 100, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
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Alves Martins MV, Hohenegger J, Frontalini F, Dias JMA, Geraldes MC, Rocha F. Dissimilarity between living and dead benthic foraminiferal assemblages in the Aveiro Continental Shelf (Portugal). PLoS One 2019; 14:e0209066. [PMID: 30699123 PMCID: PMC6353080 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study compares living (LA) and dead (DA) benthic foraminiferal assemblages and identifies different factors that possibly cause differences in the distribution of both assemblages in the Aveiro Continental Shelf (Portugal). A total of 44 sediment samples was collected during summers of 1994 and 1995 along transects (east-west direction) and between 10 and 200 m water depth. Complex statistical analyses allow us to compare the abundance and composition of the LAs and DAs in function of depth, grain-size and total organic matter in all studied stations even in those where the numbers of individuals were rare in one or both assemblages. The highest densities and diversities of the LAs are found in the middle continental shelf on gravel deposits (coarse and very coarse sands) mostly due to the substrate stability, reduced deposition of fine sedimentary particles, availability of organic matter with high quality related to oceanic primary productivity likely induced by upwelling events, and oxygenated porewaters conditions. The DAs have, in general, higher densities and diversities than the LAs. In the outer continental shelf, the dissimilarity between both assemblages is higher due to the accumulation of tests, low dilution by sedimentary particles and scarcity of living foraminifera. Based on the comparison of LAs and DAs and considering the characteristics of the study area and the species ecology, it has been possible to understand the cause of temporal deviation between the LAs and DAs of benthic foraminifera. This deviation is much more pronounced in the inner shelf where the energy of the waves and the currents induce very dynamic sedimentary processes preventing the development of large LAs and the preservation of DAs. Some deviation also occurs in the middle shelf due to the seasonal loss of empty tests. The most well-preserved time-averaged DAs were found in the outer continental shelf.
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- Maria Virgínia Alves Martins
- Departamento de Estratigrafia e Paleontologia, Faculdade de Geologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Departamento Geociências, GeoBioTec, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Pure e Applicate (DiSPeA), Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- CIMA, Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Estratigrafia e Paleontologia, Faculdade de Geologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento Geociências, GeoBioTec, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Castelao RM, Luo H. Upwelling jet separation in the California Current System. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16004. [PMID: 30375451 PMCID: PMC6207725 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34401-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The California Current System is characterized by summertime wind-driven upwelling, high biological productivity, and an intense equatorward upwelling jet. The upwelling jet is generally located close to shore to the north of Cape Blanco (43°N), but it separates from the coast at the cape during summer extending farther offshore downstream of the separation point. Jet separation results in a wider region influenced by cold, nutrient-rich upwelled waters, strongly affecting biological productivity, mesoscale activity, and air-sea interactions. Flow-topography interactions are thought to play a dominant role in jet separation. Here, we use a high-resolution ocean model to show that the wind stress curl is a dominant forcing controlling jet separation, and that separation can occur independently of flow-topography interactions. While jet separation occurs in simulations with realistic wind stress curl and modified topography with no submarine banks or capes, jet separation is substantially reduced when the wind stress curl is removed, even in the presence of realistic topography. This novel insight indicates that future changes in winds, as the predicted delay in the seasonal development of wind stress curl intensifications, may result in substantial changes in ocean circulation in the California Current System.
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- Renato M Castelao
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4235. [PMID: 30315157 PMCID: PMC6185935 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06683-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Considerable ambiguity remains over the extent and nature of millennial/centennial-scale climate instability during the Last Interglacial (LIG). Here we analyse marine and terrestrial proxies from a deep-sea sediment sequence on the Portuguese Margin and combine results with an intensively dated Italian speleothem record and climate-model experiments. The strongest expression of climate variability occurred during the transitions into and out of the LIG. Our records also document a series of multi-centennial intra-interglacial arid events in southern Europe, coherent with cold water-mass expansions in the North Atlantic. The spatial and temporal fingerprints of these changes indicate a reorganization of ocean surface circulation, consistent with low-intensity disruptions of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The amplitude of this LIG variability is greater than that observed in Holocene records. Episodic Greenland ice melt and runoff as a result of excess warmth may have contributed to AMOC weakening and increased climate instability throughout the LIG. It is important to establish a baseline for natural climate variability under relatively warm conditions. Here we show that the Last Interglacial in the North Atlantic and southern Europe was characterized by enhanced climate instability relative to the pre-industrial Holocene.
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Boavida J, Paulo D, Aurelle D, Arnaud-Haond S, Marschal C, Reed J, Gonçalves JMS, Serrão EA. A Well-Kept Treasure at Depth: Precious Red Coral Rediscovered in Atlantic Deep Coral Gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 Years. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147228. [PMID: 26800449 PMCID: PMC4730840 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The highly valuable red coral Corallium rubrum is listed in several Mediterranean Conventions for species protection and management since the 1980s. Yet, the lack of data about its Atlantic distribution has hindered its protection there. This culminated in the recent discovery of poaching activities harvesting tens of kg of coral per day from deep rocky reefs off SW Portugal. Red coral was irregularly exploited in Portugal between the 1200s and 1700s, until the fishery collapsed. Its occurrence has not been reported for the last 300 years. Results Here we provide the first description of an Atlantic red coral assemblage, recently rediscovered dwelling at 60–100 m depth in southern Portugal. We report a very slow growth rate (0.23 mm year-1), comparable to Mediterranean specimens. In comparison with most of the Mediterranean reports, the population reaches much larger sizes, estimated to be over one century old, and has a more complex coral branch architecture that promotes a rich assemblage of associated species, with boreal and Mediterranean affinities. Atlantic red coral is genetically distinct, yet mitochondrial analyses suggest that red corals from the Atlantic may have introgressed the Mediterranean ones after migration via the Algeria current. Our underwater surveys, using advanced mixed-gas diving, retrieved lost fishing gear in all coral sites. Besides illegal harvesting, the use and loss of fishing gears, particularly nets, by local fisheries are likely sources of direct impacts on these benthic assemblages. Conclusions We extended the knowledge on the distribution of C. rubrum in the Atlantic, discovered its genetic distinctiveness, and reveal a rich deep-dwelling fauna associated to these coral assemblages. These findings support a barrier role of the Atlantic-Mediterranean transition zone, but reveal also hints of connectivity along its southern margin. The results highlight the genetic and demographic uniqueness of red coral populations from SW Iberia. However, we also report threats to these vulnerable populations by direct and indirect fishing activities and argue that its protection from any mechanically destructive activities is urgent as a precautionary approach. This study advances our understanding of phylogeographic barriers and range edge genetic diversity, and serves as a baseline against which to monitor future human and environmental disturbances to Atlantic C. rubrum.
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- Joana Boavida
- CCMAR, Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- CCMAR, Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, IMBE UMR 7263, 13007, Marseille, France
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- Ifremer, UMR MARBEC (Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation) Bd Jean Monnet, BP 171, F-34203, Sète, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, IMBE UMR 7263, 13007, Marseille, France
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, United States of America
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- CCMAR, Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- CCMAR, Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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Vinagre C, Mendonça V, Narciso L, Madeira C. Food web of the intertidal rocky shore of the west Portuguese coast - Determined by stable isotope analysis. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2015; 110:53-60. [PMID: 26275753 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The characterization of food web structure, energy pathways and trophic linkages is essential for the understanding of ecosystem functioning. Isotopic analysis was performed on food web components of the rocky intertidal ecosystem in four sites along the Portuguese west coast. The aim was to 1) determine the general food web structure, 2) estimate the trophic level of the dominant organisms and 3) track the incorporation of organic carbon of different origins in the diet of the top consumers. In this food web, fish are top consumers, followed by shrimp. Anemones and gastropods are intermediate consumers, while bivalves and zooplankton are primary consumers. Macroalgae Bifurcaria bifurcata, Ulva lactuca, Fucus vesiculosus, Codium sp. and phytoplankton are the dominant producers. Two energy pathways were identified, pelagic and benthic. Reliance on the benthic energy pathway was high for many of the consumers but not as high as previously observed in subtidal coastal food webs. The maximum TL was 3.3, which is indicative of a relatively short food web. It is argued that the diet of top consumers relies directly on low levels of the food web to a considerable extent, instead of on intermediate levels, which shortens the trophic length of the food web.
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- Catarina Vinagre
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal.
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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Martins MVA, Quintino V, Tentúgal RM, Frontalini F, Miranda P, Mattos Laut LL, Martins R, Rodrigues AM. Characterization of bottom hydrodynamic conditions on the central western Portuguese continental shelf based on benthic foraminifera and sedimentary parameters. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2015; 109:52-68. [PMID: 26102267 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Dead benthic foraminiferal assemblages from the central western Portuguese continental shelf have been studied to identify the prevalent oceanographic processes in the study area. Sediment samples collected at 46 stations along transepts perpendicular to the coastal line, between the latitudes of 38-40 °N and 17-190 m water depth, in April/May 2008, were analysed for selected physicochemical parameters (temperature, redox potential), grain size, organic matter content, and benthic foraminifera. Statistical analysis identified two main groups of stations, the Inshore/Offshore groups, which are not only defined by their geographical positions, but easily distinguishable by different hydrodynamic conditions. The Offshore Group is mainly represented by deeper stations characterized by a higher percentage of fines and TOM, negative values of redox potential and by the higher foraminiferal density and species diversity than the Inshore one. Foraminiferal assemblages of the Offshore Group are dominated/represented by species (such as Cassidulina laevigata/Cassidulina carinata, Bolivina spathulata, Bolivina ordinaria, Globocassidulina minuta, Bulimina elongata/Bulimina gibba and Bulimina marginata) common in areas with significant concentrations of organic matter. The benthic foraminiferal assemblages of the Inshore Group are instead characterized by epifaunal species such as Lobatula lobatula, Cibicides ungerianus, Planorbulina mediterranensis, Gavelinopsis praegeri and Quinqueloculina seminula. Both the sedimentary and foraminiferal results suggest that this group of stations is subjected to stronger bottom hydrodynamic conditions, caused by waves and swell activity and coastal currents, than the Offshore Group. Bray-Curtis similarity comparison between the stations of both groups reveals that the Offshore Group has a higher internal similarity than the Inshore Group. These differences seem to stem from topographic forcing, from the presence of rocky outcrops, from canyons and capes, from the distribution of rivers and from the magnitude of their discharges, which determine specific hydrodynamic features and differences in the sedimentary deposits and biological productivity. The influence of the Tagus river (supply of fresh water, detritus and organic matter from continental sources), the presence of canyons and capes, which leave the most important imprint on the study area, are marked by changes in the foraminiferal assemblages both in the Inshore and Offshore groups.
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- Maria Virgínia Alves Martins
- Department of Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Faculty of Geology, University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Av. San Francisco Xavier, 524, 4037F, Maracanã, 20550-013 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; University of State of Amazonas (UEA), Av. Djalma Batista, 3578, Flores, CEP 69050-010 Manaus, Brazil; Department of Geosciences and GeoBioTec, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Geosciences and GeoBioTec, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Geosciences and GeoBioTec, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Micropaleontology Laboratory, LabMicro, University Federal of State of Rio de Janeiro - UNIRIO, Av. Pasteur, 436, Urca, 22290-240 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Meunier T, Barton ED, Barreiro B, Torres R. Upwelling filaments off Cap Blanc: Interaction of the NW African upwelling current and the Cape Verde frontal zone eddy field? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/2012jc007905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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[Copepods distribution in relation to a Cape Ghir upwelling filament (Moroccan Atlantic coast)]. C R Biol 2012; 335:155-67. [PMID: 22325569 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2011.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Revised: 10/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The study of the Cape Ghir upwelling filament (31°N) focalizes to describe the dispersive mechanism, caused by the upwelling. The zooplankton was sampled during five oceanographic cruises conducted between 2008 and 2009. Surface temperature and chlorophyll "a" were also measured along with sampling. The distribution of environmental parameters accused extensions that show the path of the filament. Copepods constitute the largest fraction of zooplankton community and represented by 86 species, majorly dominated by Acartia clausi and Oncaea venusta. A number of species of deep or cold waters have been recorded in the area corresponding to a net resurgence of cold water. The analysis of the copepods distribution allowed to view the path of the filament at different times of the year. The distribution of the species A. clausi, neritic specie was observed in the open ocean, shows a result of this dynamic.
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Criado-Aldeanueva F, García-Lafuente J, Navarro G, Ruiz J. Seasonal and interannual variability of the surface circulation in the eastern Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberia). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2008jc005069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gómez-Gesteira M, de Castro M, Álvarez I, Lorenzo MN, Gesteira JLG, Crespo AJC. Spatio-temporal Upwelling Trends along the Canary Upwelling System (1967-2006). Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1146:320-37. [DOI: 10.1196/annals.1446.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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