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Do longsnout seahorses Hippocampus reidi (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) have a holdfast preference?

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العنوان: Do longsnout seahorses Hippocampus reidi (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) have a holdfast preference?
المؤلفون: Tatiane do Carmo Fernández, Natalie Villar Freret-Meurer, Ana Clara Sampaio Franco, Áthila Andrade Bertoncini, Luciano Neves dos Santos
المصدر: Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Zoology
مصطلحات موضوعية: Estuary, Habitat, Morphofunctional groups, Reef fish, Rocky reefs, Zoology, QL1-991
الوصف: Abstract Coastal systems encompass a range of ecotones that are important for fish species, providing diverse micro-habitats and grounds for foraging, protection from predation, reproduction and areas for recruitment. However, most of these systems face major threats from human activities. Considering the increasing levels of human disturbance in coastal ecosystems, understanding fish-habitat associations may provide important insights into patterns of species occurrence and distribution in human-impacted systems, which can support the development of effective conservation and management measures. In this context, we investigated the relationship between seahorses (Hippocampus reidi) and both habitat complexity and different holdfast species, to determine possible variation between locations and among seasons. Data were obtained from the rocky reefs of Guanabara (Urca Beach) and Sepetiba (Duas Irmãs Island) bays, in southeastern Brazil. Seahorses were counted, and the holdfast being used by each individual was recorded and identified to species or assigned to a morphofunctional group. The beaches differed in holdfast composition and morphofunctional groups, yet sharing some morphofunctional groups. Seahorses were more frequently associated with branching holdfasts at both sites, and also with foliaceous and massive. Association with algae were particularly found in Urca, while the coral Carijoa riisei in Duas Irmãs Island.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1982-0224
Relation: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252024000200212&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v22n2/1982-0224-ni-22-02-e230074.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1982-0224
DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0074
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/70dae289f7dc4d92a49012941f4dec49
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.70dae289f7dc4d92a49012941f4dec49
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19820224
DOI:10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0074