期刊
HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH
卷 74, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s10152-020-00539-4
关键词
Coastal tropical reefs; Zooplankton; Copepods; Carbon biomass; New methods
资金
- Brazilian National Research Council CNPq
- CNPq [471038/2012-1]
- INCT AmbTropic (CNPq/CAPES/FAPESB)
Tropical reef ecosystems are generally considered to be sinks of marine zooplankton, mainly due to the predation by scleractinian corals and other planktivores. The present study aims to evaluate the zooplankton community of a coastal reef in two specific environments: the reef edge and open-water channels between patch reefs. Sampling was carried out at two patch reefs that border the Tamandare coastal lagoon system (Pernambuco State, Brazil). Two passive stationary nets (64 mu m mesh size) were used: the Reef Edge Net (REN) and the Channel Midwater Neuston Net (CMNN). Sampling was performed simultaneously at both reefs during eight nocturnal sampling campaigns, always at new moon ebb tides. Zooplankton was classified by origin (estuarine, reef, neritic and neritic/estuarine). During all campaigns and at both sites, a significant buildup of zooplankton at the reefs was observed. Reef edges showed significantly higher abundance (77,579 +/- 73,985 ind. m(-3)) and biomass (48.9 +/- 45.5 mg C m(-3)) of zooplankton compared to open-water channels (9982 +/- 11,427 ind. m(-3) and 11.4 +/- 21.9 mg C m(-3), respectively). A total of 65 taxonomic groups were identified. Copepods were the most abundant group with a contribution of 69% for total zooplankton abundance, followed by foraminiferans, gastropod veligers, appendicularians, cirripedians nauplii, and polychaete larvae. Copepods from neritic/estuarine environments dominated the reef edges in both relative abundance and relative biomass (91% and 88%, respectively). The unexpectedly high abundance of copepods and other holoplankton at the reef edges, when compared to Indo-Pacific and Caribbean reefs, is probably due to very low cover of corals and other zooplanktivorous sessile animals (< 0.2%) on these coastal reefs, which leads to a very low predation mortality for zooplankters. Also, we propose that the reduced water column above the reef top leads to a buildup of very high densities in these environments.
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