Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity

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Alvarez, María Fernanda; Bazterrica, Maria Cielo; Fanjul, Maria Eugenia; Addino, Mariana del Sol; Valiñas, Macarena Soledad; Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo; Botto, Florencia
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2018
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Polychaetes and burrowing crabs are widely distributed in intertidal soft bottom environments, playing an important role in structuring infaunal assemblages through trophic and non-trophic interactions such as bioturbation. In southwestern Atlantic (SWA; 37°40′S, 57°23′W) intertidal mudflats, the polychaetes Laeonereis acuta and Neanthes succinea coexist with the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata. N. granulata and L. acuta strongly modify the sediment characteristics at different spatial scales, changing the infaunal assemblages and probably affecting feeding mode of N. succinea, which could prey upon L. acuta. Here, we experimentally evaluated the effects of constant densities of L. acuta and N. succinea on the benthic species assemblages and sediment organic matter (OM) content in two contrasting scenarios of crab bioturbation: inside and outside crab beds. We found that (1) both polychaetes did not affect the mean density of other macrofaunal organisms neither the meiofauna in general, but L. acuta modifies the abundance of specific groups such as foraminiferans; (2) polychaetes produced changes in meiofaunal spatial distribution probably by adding habitat heterogeneity; and (3) no evidence of predation of N. succinea on L. acuta were observed. Additionally, the variable effects of polychaetes on chlorophyll and OM content showed that they were species-specific and also modified by crab bioturbation. Moreover, effects of crab bioturbation on primary producers, quality and content of OM, and on some macro and meiofaunal organisms were found. Our results suggest that the effects of L. acuta and N. succinea on benthic species and OM content are mostly species-specific and, with regard to food sources (OM content and microphytobenthic biomass), strongly modified by larger scale crab bioturbation.
Fil: Alvarez, María Fernanda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Instituto de Limnología; Argentina
Fil: Bazterrica, Maria Cielo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Fanjul, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Addino, Mariana del Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Valiñas, Macarena Soledad. Fundación Playa Unión. Estación de Fotobiología Playa Unión; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo. Fundación Playa Unión. Estación de Fotobiología Playa Unión; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Botto, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
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spelling Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activityAlvarez, María FernandaBazterrica, Maria CieloFanjul, Maria EugeniaAddino, Mariana del SolValiñas, Macarena SoledadIribarne, Oscar OsvaldoBotto, FlorenciaBioturbationInfaunal AssemblagesInteractionsMudflatsOrganic MatterPolychaeteshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Polychaetes and burrowing crabs are widely distributed in intertidal soft bottom environments, playing an important role in structuring infaunal assemblages through trophic and non-trophic interactions such as bioturbation. In southwestern Atlantic (SWA; 37°40′S, 57°23′W) intertidal mudflats, the polychaetes Laeonereis acuta and Neanthes succinea coexist with the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata. N. granulata and L. acuta strongly modify the sediment characteristics at different spatial scales, changing the infaunal assemblages and probably affecting feeding mode of N. succinea, which could prey upon L. acuta. Here, we experimentally evaluated the effects of constant densities of L. acuta and N. succinea on the benthic species assemblages and sediment organic matter (OM) content in two contrasting scenarios of crab bioturbation: inside and outside crab beds. We found that (1) both polychaetes did not affect the mean density of other macrofaunal organisms neither the meiofauna in general, but L. acuta modifies the abundance of specific groups such as foraminiferans; (2) polychaetes produced changes in meiofaunal spatial distribution probably by adding habitat heterogeneity; and (3) no evidence of predation of N. succinea on L. acuta were observed. Additionally, the variable effects of polychaetes on chlorophyll and OM content showed that they were species-specific and also modified by crab bioturbation. Moreover, effects of crab bioturbation on primary producers, quality and content of OM, and on some macro and meiofaunal organisms were found. Our results suggest that the effects of L. acuta and N. succinea on benthic species and OM content are mostly species-specific and, with regard to food sources (OM content and microphytobenthic biomass), strongly modified by larger scale crab bioturbation.Fil: Alvarez, María Fernanda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Instituto de Limnología; ArgentinaFil: Bazterrica, Maria Cielo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; ArgentinaFil: Fanjul, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Addino, Mariana del Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Valiñas, Macarena Soledad. Fundación Playa Unión. Estación de Fotobiología Playa Unión; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo. Fundación Playa Unión. Estación de Fotobiología Playa Unión; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Botto, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaElsevier Science2018-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/81560Alvarez, María Fernanda; Bazterrica, Maria Cielo; Fanjul, Maria Eugenia; Addino, Mariana del Sol; Valiñas, Macarena Soledad; et al.; Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity; Elsevier Science; Journal of Sea Research; 139; 9-2018; 33-401385-1101CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.seares.2018.06.008info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385110117302630info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:17:28Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/81560instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:17:29.294CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
title Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
spellingShingle Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
Alvarez, María Fernanda
Bioturbation
Infaunal Assemblages
Interactions
Mudflats
Organic Matter
Polychaetes
title_short Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
title_full Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
title_fullStr Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
title_full_unstemmed Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
title_sort Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alvarez, María Fernanda
Bazterrica, Maria Cielo
Fanjul, Maria Eugenia
Addino, Mariana del Sol
Valiñas, Macarena Soledad
Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo
Botto, Florencia
author Alvarez, María Fernanda
author_facet Alvarez, María Fernanda
Bazterrica, Maria Cielo
Fanjul, Maria Eugenia
Addino, Mariana del Sol
Valiñas, Macarena Soledad
Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo
Botto, Florencia
author_role author
author2 Bazterrica, Maria Cielo
Fanjul, Maria Eugenia
Addino, Mariana del Sol
Valiñas, Macarena Soledad
Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo
Botto, Florencia
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bioturbation
Infaunal Assemblages
Interactions
Mudflats
Organic Matter
Polychaetes
topic Bioturbation
Infaunal Assemblages
Interactions
Mudflats
Organic Matter
Polychaetes
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Polychaetes and burrowing crabs are widely distributed in intertidal soft bottom environments, playing an important role in structuring infaunal assemblages through trophic and non-trophic interactions such as bioturbation. In southwestern Atlantic (SWA; 37°40′S, 57°23′W) intertidal mudflats, the polychaetes Laeonereis acuta and Neanthes succinea coexist with the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata. N. granulata and L. acuta strongly modify the sediment characteristics at different spatial scales, changing the infaunal assemblages and probably affecting feeding mode of N. succinea, which could prey upon L. acuta. Here, we experimentally evaluated the effects of constant densities of L. acuta and N. succinea on the benthic species assemblages and sediment organic matter (OM) content in two contrasting scenarios of crab bioturbation: inside and outside crab beds. We found that (1) both polychaetes did not affect the mean density of other macrofaunal organisms neither the meiofauna in general, but L. acuta modifies the abundance of specific groups such as foraminiferans; (2) polychaetes produced changes in meiofaunal spatial distribution probably by adding habitat heterogeneity; and (3) no evidence of predation of N. succinea on L. acuta were observed. Additionally, the variable effects of polychaetes on chlorophyll and OM content showed that they were species-specific and also modified by crab bioturbation. Moreover, effects of crab bioturbation on primary producers, quality and content of OM, and on some macro and meiofaunal organisms were found. Our results suggest that the effects of L. acuta and N. succinea on benthic species and OM content are mostly species-specific and, with regard to food sources (OM content and microphytobenthic biomass), strongly modified by larger scale crab bioturbation.
Fil: Alvarez, María Fernanda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Instituto de Limnología; Argentina
Fil: Bazterrica, Maria Cielo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata; Argentina
Fil: Fanjul, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Addino, Mariana del Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Valiñas, Macarena Soledad. Fundación Playa Unión. Estación de Fotobiología Playa Unión; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo. Fundación Playa Unión. Estación de Fotobiología Playa Unión; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Botto, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
description Polychaetes and burrowing crabs are widely distributed in intertidal soft bottom environments, playing an important role in structuring infaunal assemblages through trophic and non-trophic interactions such as bioturbation. In southwestern Atlantic (SWA; 37°40′S, 57°23′W) intertidal mudflats, the polychaetes Laeonereis acuta and Neanthes succinea coexist with the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata. N. granulata and L. acuta strongly modify the sediment characteristics at different spatial scales, changing the infaunal assemblages and probably affecting feeding mode of N. succinea, which could prey upon L. acuta. Here, we experimentally evaluated the effects of constant densities of L. acuta and N. succinea on the benthic species assemblages and sediment organic matter (OM) content in two contrasting scenarios of crab bioturbation: inside and outside crab beds. We found that (1) both polychaetes did not affect the mean density of other macrofaunal organisms neither the meiofauna in general, but L. acuta modifies the abundance of specific groups such as foraminiferans; (2) polychaetes produced changes in meiofaunal spatial distribution probably by adding habitat heterogeneity; and (3) no evidence of predation of N. succinea on L. acuta were observed. Additionally, the variable effects of polychaetes on chlorophyll and OM content showed that they were species-specific and also modified by crab bioturbation. Moreover, effects of crab bioturbation on primary producers, quality and content of OM, and on some macro and meiofaunal organisms were found. Our results suggest that the effects of L. acuta and N. succinea on benthic species and OM content are mostly species-specific and, with regard to food sources (OM content and microphytobenthic biomass), strongly modified by larger scale crab bioturbation.
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