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Seasonal influence of drifting seaweeds on the structure of fish assemblages on the eastern equatorial Brazilian coast
The present study compared fish assemblages in two adjacent areas, one with drifting algae (A) and another without it (WA), in order to assess seasonal changes in diversity and composition. Both areas were located in São Cristóvão beach, Rio Grande do Norte state, on the semi-arid North-Northeastern coast of Brazil. A total of 4988 individuals were caught, the most species-rich families being Scianidae, Ariidae, Engraulidae and Carangidae. Species richness and abundance were slightly higher in site A, but diversity and evenness were higher in site WA. However, with the exception of evenness, such differences were not significant at any time during the study. Species composition was also similar between the two sites over the year. Nevertheless, in spite of the similarities, seasonal changes of environmental conditions, particularly rainfall, seemed to influence fish assemblages differently in the two areas. This may have led to changes in assemblage structure, causing the differentiation of the communities in the dry season. The present study presents evidence that fish assemblages in habitats with and without drifting seaweeds are not static and may become more similar or different, depending on the environmental conditions, suggesting that there is a complex relationship between primary productivity, trophic level and the structure of fish assemblages.O presente estudo comparou assembleias de peixes em duas áreas adjacentes, uma com algas à deriva (A) e outra ausente de algas (WA), a fim de avaliar as mudanças sazonais na sua diversidade e composição. Ambas as áreas estão localizadas na praia de São Cristóvão, Rio Grande do Norte, na região semiárida, costa Norte-Nordeste do Brasil. Um total de 4988 indivíduos foram capturados, sendo as famílias mais ricas em espécies Ariidae, Engraulidae e Carangidae. A riqueza de espécies e abundância foi ligeiramente superior no local A, e a diversidade e equitabilidade no local WA. No entanto, com exceção da equitabilidade, tais diferenças não foram significativas ao longo do estudo. A composição de espécies também foi semelhante entre os dois locais ao longo do ano. No entanto, apesar das semelhanças, as mudanças sazonais de condições ambientais, particularmente precipitação, influenciaram as assembleias de peixes de forma diferente nas duas áreas. Isto causou mudanças na estrutura das assembleias, ocasionando uma diferenciação das comunidades na estação seca. O presente estudo traz evidências de que as assembleias de peixes em habitats com e sem algas à deriva não são estáticos e podem se tornar mais semelhantes ou diferentes, dependendo das condições ambientais, sugerindo a existência de uma complexa relação entre produtividade primária, nível trófico e estrutura da assembleia
Seasonal influence of drifting seaweeds on the structure of fish assemblages on the eastern equatorial Brazilian coast
Educomunicação, Transformação Social e Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Esta publicação apresenta os principais trabalhos dos GTs do II Congresso Internacional de Comunicação e Educação nos temas Transformação social, com os artigos que abordam principalmente Educomunicação e/ou Mídia-Educação, no contexto de políticas de diversidade, inclusão e equidade; e, em Desenvolvimento Sustentável os artigos que abordam os avanços da relação comunicação/educação no contexto da educação ambiental e desenvolvimento sustentável
Seasonal influence of drifting seaweeds on the structure of fish assemblages on the eastern equatorial Brazilian coast
Abstract The present study compared fish assemblages in two adjacent areas, one with drifting algae (A) and another without it (WA), in order to assess seasonal changes in diversity and composition. Both areas were located in São Cristóvão beach, Rio Grande do Norte state, on the semi-arid North-Northeastern coast of Brazil. A total of 4988 individuals were caught, the most species-rich families being Scianidae, Ariidae, Engraulidae and Carangidae. Species richness and abundance were slightly higher in site A, but diversity and evenness were higher in site WA. However, with the exception of evenness, such differences were not significant at any time during the study. Species composition was also similar between the two sites over the year. Nevertheless, in spite of the similarities, seasonal changes of environmental conditions, particularly rainfall, seemed to influence fish assemblages differently in the two areas. This may have led to changes in assemblage structure, causing the differentiation of the communities in the dry season. The present study presents evidence that fish assemblages in habitats with and without drifting seaweeds are not static and may become more similar or different, depending on the environmental conditions, suggesting that there is a complex relationship between primary productivity, trophic level and the structure of fish assemblages