Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach

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Alurralde, Roque Gastón; Fuentes, Verónica Lorena; De Troch, Marleen; Tatian, Marcos
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2020
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We examined the effect of glacial melt-related retreat environmental conditions on the spatial heterogeneity of food sources for Antarctic nearshore marine benthic communities of Potter Cove, a representative fjord on King George Island on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Focusing on Antarctic suspension feeders, we surveyed the variation of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotopes in three different stations with contrasting characteristics in terms of glacier-sedimentary regimes and distance from the glacier. Bayesian mixing models were used to estimate the relative contribution of eight potential food sources at the study sites and to the consumers' diet. The isotopically signatures of suspension feeders displayed a broad range of assimilate available food sources with distinct contributions at each site. Overall, for most of the suspension feeders analysed, contributions of suspended particulate matter and macroalgae detritus tended to prevail over the rest of the potential food sources. Additionally, we confirm the assimilation of krill faeces by benthic organisms reinforcing its relevance as food source in nearshore Antarctic ecosystems. Mixing models corroborated the influence of glacier discharge on the spatial distribution of available food sources, since their contribution in the suspension feeders diet was different and more heterogeneous in the internal stations (ice-proximal zone) than in the external one (ice-distal zone). The analysis of isotopic signatures of primary benthic consumers (suspension feeders) indicated the spatial heterogeneity of food sources and its composition in coastal Antarctic nearshore, as consequence of the glacial influence on the local environment and hydrology.
Fil: Alurralde, Roque Gastón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Fuentes, Verónica Lorena. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar; España. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cienicas Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Cátedra de Introducción a la Zoología; Argentina
Fil: De Troch, Marleen. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Tatian, Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
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BENTHIC SUSPENSION FEEDERS
CLIMATE CHANGE
FOOD SOURCES
GLACIAL MELTING
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
POTTER COVE
SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY
WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
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spelling Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approachAlurralde, Roque GastónFuentes, Verónica LorenaDe Troch, MarleenTatian, MarcosBENTHIC SUSPENSION FEEDERSCLIMATE CHANGEFOOD SOURCESGLACIAL MELTINGISOTOPIC ANALYSISPOTTER COVESPATIAL HETEROGENEITYWESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULAhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We examined the effect of glacial melt-related retreat environmental conditions on the spatial heterogeneity of food sources for Antarctic nearshore marine benthic communities of Potter Cove, a representative fjord on King George Island on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Focusing on Antarctic suspension feeders, we surveyed the variation of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotopes in three different stations with contrasting characteristics in terms of glacier-sedimentary regimes and distance from the glacier. Bayesian mixing models were used to estimate the relative contribution of eight potential food sources at the study sites and to the consumers' diet. The isotopically signatures of suspension feeders displayed a broad range of assimilate available food sources with distinct contributions at each site. Overall, for most of the suspension feeders analysed, contributions of suspended particulate matter and macroalgae detritus tended to prevail over the rest of the potential food sources. Additionally, we confirm the assimilation of krill faeces by benthic organisms reinforcing its relevance as food source in nearshore Antarctic ecosystems. Mixing models corroborated the influence of glacier discharge on the spatial distribution of available food sources, since their contribution in the suspension feeders diet was different and more heterogeneous in the internal stations (ice-proximal zone) than in the external one (ice-distal zone). The analysis of isotopic signatures of primary benthic consumers (suspension feeders) indicated the spatial heterogeneity of food sources and its composition in coastal Antarctic nearshore, as consequence of the glacial influence on the local environment and hydrology.Fil: Alurralde, Roque Gastón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Fuentes, Verónica Lorena. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar; España. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cienicas Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Cátedra de Introducción a la Zoología; ArgentinaFil: De Troch, Marleen. University of Ghent; BélgicaFil: Tatian, Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaElsevier Science2020-08info: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/11336/142986Alurralde, Roque Gastón; Fuentes, Verónica Lorena; De Troch, Marleen; Tatian, Marcos; Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach; Elsevier Science; Ecological Indicators; 115; 8-2020; 1-121470-160XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1470160X20303150info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106378info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:50:30Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/142986instacron: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 09:50:31.043CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
title Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
spellingShingle Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
Alurralde, Roque Gastón
BENTHIC SUSPENSION FEEDERS
CLIMATE CHANGE
FOOD SOURCES
GLACIAL MELTING
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
POTTER COVE
SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY
WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
title_short Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
title_full Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
title_fullStr Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
title_full_unstemmed Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
title_sort Suspension feeders as natural sentinels of the spatial variability in food sources in an Antarctic fjord: A stable isotope approach
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alurralde, Roque Gastón
Fuentes, Verónica Lorena
De Troch, Marleen
Tatian, Marcos
author Alurralde, Roque Gastón
author_facet Alurralde, Roque Gastón
Fuentes, Verónica Lorena
De Troch, Marleen
Tatian, Marcos
author_role author
author2 Fuentes, Verónica Lorena
De Troch, Marleen
Tatian, Marcos
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BENTHIC SUSPENSION FEEDERS
CLIMATE CHANGE
FOOD SOURCES
GLACIAL MELTING
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
POTTER COVE
SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY
WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
topic BENTHIC SUSPENSION FEEDERS
CLIMATE CHANGE
FOOD SOURCES
GLACIAL MELTING
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
POTTER COVE
SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY
WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We examined the effect of glacial melt-related retreat environmental conditions on the spatial heterogeneity of food sources for Antarctic nearshore marine benthic communities of Potter Cove, a representative fjord on King George Island on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Focusing on Antarctic suspension feeders, we surveyed the variation of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotopes in three different stations with contrasting characteristics in terms of glacier-sedimentary regimes and distance from the glacier. Bayesian mixing models were used to estimate the relative contribution of eight potential food sources at the study sites and to the consumers' diet. The isotopically signatures of suspension feeders displayed a broad range of assimilate available food sources with distinct contributions at each site. Overall, for most of the suspension feeders analysed, contributions of suspended particulate matter and macroalgae detritus tended to prevail over the rest of the potential food sources. Additionally, we confirm the assimilation of krill faeces by benthic organisms reinforcing its relevance as food source in nearshore Antarctic ecosystems. Mixing models corroborated the influence of glacier discharge on the spatial distribution of available food sources, since their contribution in the suspension feeders diet was different and more heterogeneous in the internal stations (ice-proximal zone) than in the external one (ice-distal zone). The analysis of isotopic signatures of primary benthic consumers (suspension feeders) indicated the spatial heterogeneity of food sources and its composition in coastal Antarctic nearshore, as consequence of the glacial influence on the local environment and hydrology.
Fil: Alurralde, Roque Gastón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Fuentes, Verónica Lorena. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar; España. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cienicas Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Cátedra de Introducción a la Zoología; Argentina
Fil: De Troch, Marleen. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Tatian, Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
description We examined the effect of glacial melt-related retreat environmental conditions on the spatial heterogeneity of food sources for Antarctic nearshore marine benthic communities of Potter Cove, a representative fjord on King George Island on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Focusing on Antarctic suspension feeders, we surveyed the variation of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotopes in three different stations with contrasting characteristics in terms of glacier-sedimentary regimes and distance from the glacier. Bayesian mixing models were used to estimate the relative contribution of eight potential food sources at the study sites and to the consumers' diet. The isotopically signatures of suspension feeders displayed a broad range of assimilate available food sources with distinct contributions at each site. Overall, for most of the suspension feeders analysed, contributions of suspended particulate matter and macroalgae detritus tended to prevail over the rest of the potential food sources. Additionally, we confirm the assimilation of krill faeces by benthic organisms reinforcing its relevance as food source in nearshore Antarctic ecosystems. Mixing models corroborated the influence of glacier discharge on the spatial distribution of available food sources, since their contribution in the suspension feeders diet was different and more heterogeneous in the internal stations (ice-proximal zone) than in the external one (ice-distal zone). The analysis of isotopic signatures of primary benthic consumers (suspension feeders) indicated the spatial heterogeneity of food sources and its composition in coastal Antarctic nearshore, as consequence of the glacial influence on the local environment and hydrology.
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