Distribution pattern of decapod larvae off the north-western Iberian Peninsula coast (NE Atlantic) |
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Authors: | Fuste Xavier; Gili Josep-Maria |
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Institution: | Institut de Ciéncias del Mar, Passeig National s/n 08003 Barcelona, Spain |
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Abstract: | In October 1977 the model of general circulation of the watermasses off the coast of Galicia, and the presence of a coastalupwelling, led to a high primary productivity. This high productivityin turn favoured the development of a rich population of decapodlarvae. The abundance and distribution pattern of these organismswere closely linked (i) to the abundant presence of the correspondingadult species in the area, (ii) with the spatial distributionof phytoplanktonic populations concurrently studied by EstradaJ. Plankton Res ., 6, 417434 (1984)] and (iii) withthe hydrodynamic pattern in the area. Fifty-two decapod larvaetaxa were identified and Solenocera membranacea, Pisidia longicornis,Pilumnushirtellus and Goneplax rhomboides were the most representativespecies It was observed that the greatest concentrations oflarvae (3387 larvae 102 m3) were to be found nearthe mouth of the Rfas Baixas (situated in the south-west ofthe coastal area) and in some zones further out to sea (863larvae 102 m3) (due to a process of hydrodynamictransport) |
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