Distribui??o espacial, biologia populacional das esp?cies de braqui?ros e crescimento som?tico de Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) no manguezal de Jabaquara/Paraty - RJ

• Autor(a) principal: Bed?, Luciane Marins
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRRJ
• Texto Completo: https://tede.ufrrj.br/jspui/handle/jspui/1189
• topic: Abundance; frequency distribution; von Bertalanffy; Distribui??o de freq??ncia; abund?ncia; von Bertalanffy; Zoologia

This study was conducted in the Jabaquara mangrove, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, with the aim of investigate the spatial distribution, population biology of brachyuran species and somatic growth of Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae) in the Jabaquara`s mangrove/Paraty - RJ. Sampling was performed in two grids from July 2007 to June 2008, using the capture effort per unit. Two collectors captured the crab monthly, during 15 minutes in low tide. Sediment samples from all the selected plots were collected to determinate particle size and organic matter. Air temperature and salinity also were measured. Eight species of brachyuran were captured, U. rapax, U. thayeri, U. vocator, U. uruguayensis, U. cumulanta, Neohelice granulata, Ucides cordatus and Eurytium limosum. U. rapax was the most abundant species in number of individuals and ovigerous females. The results indicated that distribution of the species was influenced by abiotic factors. The most species were more abundant in the inner portions of the mangroove and near of the sea. The ovigerous females of U. rapax were more abundant in the inner portions of the mangroove and near from the sea and N. granulata more distant from the sea. U. rapax showed a positive correlation with organic matter. U. thayeri, U. uruguayensis and E. limosum negatively correlated to distance from the sea. U. vocator showed positive correlation for sand and organic matter and negatively correlated to distance from the sea. U. cumulanta was positively correlated to sand. The ovigerous females of U. rapax showed a positive correlation to air temperature and organic matter. N. granulata and U. cordatus were the species more versatile in habitat colonization. The size of the crabs in the Jabaquara?s Mangrove were the smallest size than those found in other Brazilian mangroves. However, the males attained a larger size than females. The size frequency distribution was unimodal for the most species. In general, the males were predominant in all size classes, and more evident in larger classes. The sex ratio differ significant from 1:1 proportion (male: female), which most of the time dislocated for males. The most species showed a seasonal reproductive period, with more abundance of ovigerous females during the spring and summer. The growth curves in width (mm) for males and females were described by the equations: LC= 24,28 [ 1- e -0,0038(t-2,8) ] and LC= 22,0 [ 1- e -0,0031(t-2,3)], respectively. The males reach larger sizes and a higher growth rate than females. The longevity was estimated at three years for males and four years for females