Latitudinal and archipelago effect on the composition, distribution, and abundance of zooplanktonic organisms in the Gulf of California
Por:
Quiroz-Martinez, Benjamin, Salas-de-Leon, David Alberto, Gil-Zurita, Antonio, Monreal-Gomez, Maria Adela, Coria-Monter, Erik, Duran-Campos, Elizabeth
Publicada:
1 abr 2023
Resumen:
The upper Gulf of California is one of the most energetic regions owing
to its tidal range and strong tidal currents, making the upper gulf and
the archipelago zone highly turbulent regions; the abundance of
zooplankton should be associated with mixing phenomena. We aimed to
determine the latitudinal distribution of zooplanktonic organisms in
this region and the influence of the islands on their distribution and
abundance using historical data. Distribution of abundance followed the
current patterns, the archipelago influences abundance favorably but
does not affect diversity. Latitudinal zooplankton richness had a
quasi-parabolic shape. A decrease in richness was observed at 27.5
degrees N, in the archipelago region, with maximum richness at 26.5
degrees N and 28.5 degrees N. The distribution of latitudinal ranges is
consistent with geometric constraints models; taxa with wide ranges are
in the central area, while those with narrow ranges are near the
boundaries and the Upper Gulf. Zooplankton responds in some way to the
existence of the southern boundary as shown by the decrease of richness
in this region. At the whole scale of the Gulf, the distribution of
richness followed geometric constraints model, while at smaller scales,
distribution and abundance are conditioned by the hydrodynamics of the
Gulf. We compared zooplankton spatial distribution with Sea Level
Anomaly, Sea Surface Temperature, and Chlorophyll-a concentrations from
Copernicus to establish relationships between these factors. We
performed Cluster and Redundancy Analysis to characterize similarities
between stations in terms of biomass and taxon composition and to assess
the importance of environmental variables on the distribution of
zooplankton. (c) 2022 Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of
Sciences. Production and host-ing by Elsevier B.V.
Filiaciones:
Ecology and Aquatic Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Doctoral Program in Environmental Sciences, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
Mazatlán Academic Unit, Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Sinaloa, Mazatlán, Mexico
Natl Autonomous Univ Mexico UNAM, Inst Marine Sci & Limnol, Ecol & Aquat Biodivers Unit, Mexico City, Mexico
Natl Autonomous Univ Mexico UNAM, Inst Marine Sci & Limnol, Ecol & Aquat Biodivers Unit, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Autonomous Univ State Hidalgo, Inst Basic Sci & Engn, Doctoral Program Environm Sci, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Natl Autonomous Univ Mexico UNAM, Inst Marine Sci & Limnol, Mazatlan Acad Unit, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
gold, All Open Access; Gold
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