Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat

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Autor(a) principal: Moura, Rodrigo L.
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Abieri, Maria L., Castro, Guilherme M., Carlos-Junior, Lelis A., Chiroque-Solano, Pamela M., Fernandes, Nicole C., Teixeira, Carolina D., Ribeiro, Felipe, Salomon, Paulo S., Freitas, Matheus O., Goncalves, Juliana T., Neves, Leonardo M., Hackradt, Carlos W., Felix-Hackradt, Fabiana, Rolim, Fernanda A. [UNESP], Motta, Fabio S., Gadig, Otto B. F. [UNESP], Pereira-Filho, Guilherme H., Bastos, Alex C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80574-w
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/210072
Resumo: Understanding habitat-level variation in community structure provides an informed basis for natural resources' management. Reef fishes are a major component of tropical marine biodiversity, but their abundance and distribution are poorly assessed beyond conventional SCUBA diving depths. Based on a baited-video survey of fish assemblages in Southwestern Atlantic's most biodiverse region we show that species composition responded mainly to the two major hard-bottom megahabitats (reefs and rhodolith beds) and to the amount of light reaching the bottom. Both megahabitats encompassed typical reef fish assemblages but, unexpectedly, richness in rhodolith beds and reefs was equivalent. The dissimilar fish biomass and trophic structure in reefs and rhodolith beds indicates that these systems function based on contrasting energy pathways, such as the much lower herbivory recorded in the latter. Rhodolith beds, the dominant benthic megahabitat in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic shelf, play an underrated role as fish habitats, and it is critical that they are considered in conservation planning.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
title Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
spellingShingle Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
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title_short Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
title_full Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
title_fullStr Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
title_full_unstemmed Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
title_sort Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat
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Abieri, Maria L.
Castro, Guilherme M.
Carlos-Junior, Lelis A.
Chiroque-Solano, Pamela M.
Fernandes, Nicole C.
Teixeira, Carolina D.
Ribeiro, Felipe
Salomon, Paulo S.
Freitas, Matheus O.
Goncalves, Juliana T.
Neves, Leonardo M.
Hackradt, Carlos W.
Felix-Hackradt, Fabiana
Rolim, Fernanda A. [UNESP]
Motta, Fabio S.
Gadig, Otto B. F. [UNESP]
Pereira-Filho, Guilherme H.
Bastos, Alex C.
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Chiroque-Solano, Pamela M.
Fernandes, Nicole C.
Teixeira, Carolina D.
Ribeiro, Felipe
Salomon, Paulo S.
Freitas, Matheus O.
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Neves, Leonardo M.
Hackradt, Carlos W.
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Rolim, Fernanda A. [UNESP]
Motta, Fabio S.
Gadig, Otto B. F. [UNESP]
Pereira-Filho, Guilherme H.
Bastos, Alex C.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Univ Fed Rural Rio de Janeiro
Univ Fed Sul Bahia
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Moura, Rodrigo L.
Abieri, Maria L.
Castro, Guilherme M.
Carlos-Junior, Lelis A.
Chiroque-Solano, Pamela M.
Fernandes, Nicole C.
Teixeira, Carolina D.
Ribeiro, Felipe
Salomon, Paulo S.
Freitas, Matheus O.
Goncalves, Juliana T.
Neves, Leonardo M.
Hackradt, Carlos W.
Felix-Hackradt, Fabiana
Rolim, Fernanda A. [UNESP]
Motta, Fabio S.
Gadig, Otto B. F. [UNESP]
Pereira-Filho, Guilherme H.
Bastos, Alex C.
description Understanding habitat-level variation in community structure provides an informed basis for natural resources' management. Reef fishes are a major component of tropical marine biodiversity, but their abundance and distribution are poorly assessed beyond conventional SCUBA diving depths. Based on a baited-video survey of fish assemblages in Southwestern Atlantic's most biodiverse region we show that species composition responded mainly to the two major hard-bottom megahabitats (reefs and rhodolith beds) and to the amount of light reaching the bottom. Both megahabitats encompassed typical reef fish assemblages but, unexpectedly, richness in rhodolith beds and reefs was equivalent. The dissimilar fish biomass and trophic structure in reefs and rhodolith beds indicates that these systems function based on contrasting energy pathways, such as the much lower herbivory recorded in the latter. Rhodolith beds, the dominant benthic megahabitat in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic shelf, play an underrated role as fish habitats, and it is critical that they are considered in conservation planning.
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