Cyanobacteria and macroalgae from an arid environment mangrove on the east coast of the Baja California Peninsula
Por:
Pérez-Estrada C.J., León-Tejera H., Serviere-Zaragoza E.
Publicada:
1 abr 2012
Resumen:
We describe the assemblage of cyanobacteria and macroalgae on Avicennia germinans pneumatophores, Rhizophora mangle aerial roots, and within the tidal channel of a mangrove located in a lagoon bordering the east coast of the Baja California Peninsula, from samples collected every 2 months from May 2005 to May 2006. A total of 68 species were found: 21 cyanobacteria, 1 Xanthophyta, 25 Chlorophyta, 1 Ochrophyta-Phaeophyceae, 19 Rhodophyta, and 1 Anthophyta. Species richness varied between habitats; pneumatophores supported 29 species of algae, aerial roots supported 20 species of algae, and the channel bottom supported 46 species. Taxa common to the three habitats were Lyngbya sp., Vaucheria sp., Boodleopsis pusilla, Rhizoclonium riparium, and Bostrychia radicans. Mean wet weight algal biomasses on aerial roots and in the channel were 494 g root(-1) and 12,924 g m(-2), respectively. The dominant species on aerial roots and on the channel bottom were Caulerpa sertularioides, Gracilariopsi
Filiaciones:
Pérez-Estrada C.J.:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Mar Bermejo 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
León-Tejera H.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Lab Ficol, Fac Ciencias, Coyoacan 04510, DF, Mexico
Serviere-Zaragoza E.:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Mar Bermejo 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
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